Lanterns, 1640-1660

Written By Rob Gorrell
Five men in rustic clothing gather around a table playing cards beneath a hanging lantern, their faces lit with amused expressions.

Ornelis Bega, 1632-1664, ?

A woman in historic dress draws water by guardroom lantern light in a dim room filled with barrels, buckets, and household items.

Adriaen Van Gaesbeeck, Leiden, 1621-1650.

A shirtless man sits on a stone as five men with spears and a hanging tin lantern mockingly surround him.

“Christ Crowned with Thorns”, 1641, David Teniers the Younger. Source: The National Gallery of London, Inventory #NG6665.

Several men in hats gather by a table under a stone archway, with a hanging Dutch lantern casting light; figures linger behind.

Detail, “Guardroom with the Deliverance of St. Peter”, by: David Teniers the Younger, 1645-47. Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object #64.65.5.

A sheet iron candle lantern lies on straw near a woven basket and cloth, beside a bed with beige and white sheets.

Detail from “Adoration of the Shepherds”, 1645, Flemish, Jacob Van Oost. Source: The Kunst Historiches Museum, gemaldegalerie, 753.

A wooden chair with an orange cushion, a round tin lantern on a table, and partially visible people in dark clothing.

Detail from “The Schoolmaster and His Pupils”, 1650, by Peter Harmensz Verelst. Source: The Kremer Collection, Public Domain.

Regenerate alt text copyIconcrossIconBlue A metal tankard, playing cards, and a hand lantern rest on a wooden table; a suit of armor and bugle are in the background.

“A Vanitas Still Life”, Flemish, Circa 1650.

A woman pours liquid into a bowl in a rustic kitchen, where carrots, cabbage, and a glowing red lantern sit on the table.

“Woman Pouring Water Into A Jar”, Gerrit Dou, 1647.

Source: The Louvre, Paris, INV 1217; MR 656

A lantern casts a dim glow over a skull, hourglass, and open book on a table draped in red cloth.

“Vanitas Still Life”, by B. Schaak, 1675-1700. Source: Kijskmuseum, Amsterdam, SK-A-844, Public Domain.

A group in old-fashioned clothing gathers by lantern light in a cobblestone square with a church and buildings in the background.

Caesar Van Everdingen (1617-1678)

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