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Food painting was Peeters’ specialization. He often represented more expensive products beautifully designed in his work. Now art critics speculate that perhaps it was an allusion to the Last Supper. Or maybe it was Peeters’ method of representing wealth without turning it into gold and other durable goods.
Interestingly, although Peeters was well known in the art world, we know very little about her life. Nobody knows when he was born, when he died, with whom he lived. In fact, no one even knows where he studied art. These details are speculated only from Peeters’ works, her style, and dates. In her lifetime, Peeters painted 7 self-portraits, including the one you see above.
Yes, Peeters masterfully inserted his image into his most famous still life, painted in 1615. Although the name only mentions cheese, almonds and rolls, in this image we also see bread, butter, figs and a glass of drink. Peeters is believed to have painted these products; you probably didn’t paint them from your imagination. And at some point in that image, she also saw his face.
Yes, Peeters’ self-portrait is hidden in the reflection of the bottle cap. And that’s a really clever detail. It is possible that Peeters borrowed the idea from Jan van Eyck, who in 1434 portrayed himself in the background of a couple painted on a mirror.
Self Portrait
© Clara Peeters
At the same time, Peeters demonstrated the detail of his paintings and his masterful diligence. The dimensions of a painting painted with oil paint on a wooden panel are only 34.5 × 49.5 cm, so you can imagine how small that self-portrait is.
There are also more interesting details in this image. See how the author signed it:
Peeters Signature
© Clara Peeters
Still life with cheese, almonds and rolls is now in Mauricheise, the Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague. Interestingly, the early history of the painting is also unknown. All that is known is that since the 1920s it has been part of a private collection in France.
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