Adriaen BrouwerFlemish, 1605–1638LE MARCHAND DE POISSON
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “LE MARCHAND DE POISSON” now? Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes. Unknown.
Rennes, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- INV 794.1.101
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
- Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes — © musée des beaux-arts de Rennes; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Adriaen Brouwer
The whole life1626 · Workplace
Haarlem
1631
Returns to Antwerp and joins the Guild of St Luke
Brouwer returns to his native Flanders and is registered as a master in the Antwerp Guild of St Luke, even before becoming a citizen of Antwerp. He lived and worked in the city until his death.
1631–1638
Debts and want in Antwerp
Brouwer's name regularly appears in Antwerp records in connection with the settlement of his debts; in his lifetime his paintings did not fetch high prices, and his household goods were seized for his creditors. His fellow artists valued him more highly than the market did: Rubens bought several of his pictures for his collection and tried to extend his patronage to the “incorrigible carouser”.
1631–1638 · Workplace
Antwerp
1633
Jailed in the Antwerp Citadel
The reason for the imprisonment is unclear: possibly tax evasion, or perhaps politics, as the local authorities may have considered Brouwer a spy for the Dutch Republic.
January 1638
Died
