Jan van Kessel the Elder  

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Festoon, Masks and Rosettes Made of Shells (1656, detail) by Jan van Kessel the Elder
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Jan van Kessel (Antwerp, 1626-idem, 1679) was a Flemish painter of still lifes, who was the father of another painter with the same name Jan van Kessel, and Jan Brueghel the Elder's grandson.

He become a member of the Antwerp painters' guild and was influenced by Daniel Seghers (1590-1661).



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