Fish Market (Joachim Beuckelaer)

Summary

Fish Market is a 1568 painting by the Flemish artist Joachim Beuckelaer in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1] Executed in oil on wood (Baltic oak), the work depicts a bustling fish market.[2]

Fish Market
ArtistJoachim Beuckelaer
Year1568
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions128.6 cm × 174.9 cm (50.6 in × 68.9 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Painted during the waning years of the religious iconoclasm of the Beeldenstorm, the painting reflects the shift in Netherlandish art from religious to secular themes.

References edit

  1. ^ "Fish Market". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  2. ^ Maryan Ainsworth, Something Fishy Going On, 9 March 2017 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art website