Anthonie Leemans Date 1655(1655)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 78 ?? 72 cm (30.7 ?? 28.3 in)
cyf Still life with a copy of De Waere Mercurius (1631, The Hague - 1673, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
According to Houbraken, who did not specify which brother he meant, he made a profitable living making trompe l'oeil paintings of hunting paraphernalia, birdcages, and weaponry.
According to the RKD he was the older brother of the painter Johannes Leemans, and both are known for still life paintings of hunting paraphernalia and vanitas pieces that became an influence on Christoffel Pierson for their popularity. Anthonie also painted a few Italianate landscapes with soldiers.
