Clara Peeters (1594-c1659) was active between 1607 and 1621. Unlike many of the women painters of her time, she specialized on Still-life. She was a pioneer female painter. Early female painters were mostly portrait painters. There is not much known about her life as well. Her paintings of tables of food and other objects ware early manifestations of naturalism. As far as we know, her paintings of fish are the first that were dedicated to this subject.

1. A 16th Century Still Life Female Painter
First created 4 Jul 2022. Version 1.0 - 15 July 2022. Daperro. London.
Clara Peeters
Self Portrait. 1613.

2. Confectionery Wine 1607.
Her earliest paintings dated around 1607-08.

3. Gold Cup 1612.
Note the reflection on the cup.

4. Gilt Goblets 1612.
Initially, I have arranged the
slides according to the dates
attributed to the painting.
However, I have found this
does not work well.
I have re-arranged the slides
according to the objects in the
painting. This seems to work
better!!!!

5. Self Portrait 1611-13.
Clara Peeters was the first known artist to incorporate self-portrait in a still-life paintings.

6. Pomegranate & Gilt Goblets c1612.

7. Flowers, Goblet, Fried Fruit, Bread Sticks, Wine and Pretzels 1611.

8. Pewter Flagon (Detail) 1611.

9. Fruit and Flowers 1612.

10. Grasshopper and Fly 1612.
This painting is one of the
four paintings painted by
Clara Peeters on copper.
At the base of the vase
were a plum, a carnation, a
grasshopper and cherries,
with a fly on the vase.
These items suggest an
illusion of reality.

11. Fruit Standing Cup 1611.
Clara Peeters was baptized on 15
May 1594 and died after 1657?.
She is known for her detailed
painting style and her ability to
capture precisely the textures of the
varied objects she painted e.g. the
standing cup in this painting.
Clara Peeters was the only female
Flemish artists who exclusively
painted still life in the 17th century.

12. Salt, Cup, Pie, Jug Olives, Fowl 1611.

13. Salt, Cup, Pie, Jug
Olives, Fowl. Detail.
Originally, the painting
was in the Spanish
Royal Family Collection,
as recorded in 1746.
Notably the main items
were on a table cloth.
This is in contrast with
the majority of Clara
Peeters’ paintings.
Table cloth was an
expensive item. It is
probably came from
southern Netherlands.

14. Tart, Tazza with Sweets, Porcelain, Oysters 1612.

15. Still Life Fruits and Flowers 1611.
Chinese porcelain in the early 17C.

16. Flowers, Mouse and Wheat 1612.
In the 18th century, Clara Peeters’
works appear in eight inventories in
Paris, Bonn, Brussels, Hannover,
Hamburg and London. Not a single
painting by her is recorded in
Antwerp in the 17th and 18th
centuries. She seems to have cast a
wide net, both socially and
geographically.
An intruder in the painting.

17. Still Life with Cheese 1612.

18. Cheese, Bread & Drinking Vessel 1615.

19. Almonds and Pretzels Detail c1615.

20. Cheeses, Shrimp, Crayfish 1612.

21. Cheeses, Shrimp, Crayfish 1612.

22. Fish & Lemon 1610s.

23. Fish, Oysters, Shrimp 1612.

24. Candlestick 1611.

25. Artichokes Detail 1611.

26. Fish, Shrimp, Oysters, Crayfish 1612.

27. Fish c1612-21.
As far as we know, she was possibly the first painter of fish in history.

28. Fish and Cat after 1620.

29. Fish and Cat after (no date).

30. Bodegon 1611.

31. Still Life with Game 1612.

32. Peregrine Falcon on Prey 1612.

33. Shellfish, Artichoke Cherries 1612.

34. Herring & Chrries 1612.

35. Grapes, Goldfinch, Squirrel 1613.

36. Silver-gilt Tazza c1613.

37. Still Life and Monkey 1615.

38. Crab, Shrimps, Lobster, Table Cloth 1635.

39. Life animals in Her Paintings

40. Music – Sad Romance Tears on Piano.
Clara Peeters last piece of documented painting is a painting of birds recorded in a
collection in Haarlem in 1685.
The
End

41. Female Painters

42. June 2022