according to Jan Treck (1606-1652), Picture, approx. 40,5 x 53,5 cm, 27 colours, 9 stitches/1 cm, Gobelin
The Dutch still-life painter Jan Treck belonged to a group of Haarlem artists such as C. Heda and P. Claesz, who differed little in the choice of themes for their works and in their painting technique. In the first half of his artistic career, Treck's still lifes had received little attention and thus had not been given high artistic or financial recognition. It was only the late compositions created under the influence of Rembrandt, such as the painting "Still Life with Pewter Jug" (Museum Dahlem, Berlin), which is used here and which shows the step towards chiaroscuro painting, that brought him fame and prestige shortly before his death.