The Dance of the Rats by Ferdinand Van Kessel, 1690
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A musical gathering of cats, Circle of Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder
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The Dance of the Rats (c. 1690) by Ferdinand van Kessel
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A monkey smoking and drinking with an owl by Ferdinand van Kessel
Oil on canvas
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Ferdinand van Kessel The Dance of the Rats, ca. 1690
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FERDINAND VAN KESSEL
The Dance of the Rats, ca. 1690
Staedel
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Ferdinand van Kessel. The Dance of the Rats, ca. 1690
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Ferdinand van Kessel
The Dance of the Rats, ca. 1690
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The Dance of the Rats by Ferdinand van Kessel, c. 1690, Antwerp
Städel Museum, Frankfurt
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We don't have an exact birthdate for Flemish artist Jan van Kessel the Elder, but he was baptised #OTD (5 Apr 1626 - d. 17 April 1679) so here are three versions of his caterpillars and snakes signature (+some bonus spiders for #BeKindToSpidersWeek):
Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679)
"Garden and house spiders with grass snakes and caterpillars contorted and entwined to spell the artist's name"
1657
oil painting on copper
H 15 cm (5.9 in) x W 20 cm (7.8 in)
Sothebys
Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679)
The Four Continents: The Continent of Europe [detail of the signature panel]
c. 1660s
oil painting on copper
H 48.4 cm (19 in) x W 67.1 cm (26.4 in)
Alte Pinakothek
Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679)
"Seventeen panels depicting snakes, lizards, flowers, caterpillars, beetles, butterflies and other insects" [detail including the signature panel]
1658
oil painting on copper,
39 x 56 cm (15 x 22 in) and 14 by 19 cm (5.5 x 7.5 in)
Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, call no. NW-UL-NW
You can read more about this creative signature, and see his son Ferdinand's version too, here:
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Me and the mutuals are just like The Dance of the Rats by Ferdinand van Kessel (1690)
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Ferdinand van Kessel (attributed), The Dance of the Rats, ca. 1690 (X)
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Ferdinand van Kessel 1648-1696, The Painting Monkey
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