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Artists›Cornelis Saftleven

Cornelis Saftleven

Dutch Republic, 1607–1681

WA-00020632

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ130039

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BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (22)

Seated Boy with a Shawm

1665 · drawing on paper, chalk

width: 198 cm, height: 274 cm

Rijksmuseum

Seated Man with a Bowl and a Spoon in his Lap

1662 · drawing on deck paint, chalk, paper

width: 190 cm, height: 281 cm

Rijksmuseum

A Dog

1660 · black chalk with gray-brown wash on laid paper

sheet: 11 x 14 cm (4 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Sleeping Man Leaning against a Wall, Wrapped in a Blanket

1658 · drawing on paper, chalk

width: 266 cm, height: 198 cm

Rijksmuseum

Seated Girl, in Profile to the Right

1656 · drawing on graphite (mineral), paper, chalk

width: 147 cm, height: 181 cm

Rijksmuseum

Standing Man Wearing a Laurel Wreath and Holding an Open Book

1652 · drawing on paper, chalk

height: 310 cm, width: 197 cm

Rijksmuseum

A Witches' Sabbath

1650 · oil paint

54.3 × 78.2 cm (21 3/8 × 30 3/4 in.); Framed: 77.1 × 101.6 × 10.2 cm (30 3/8 × 40 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Camel

1646 · Black chalk and brush and black wash, with touches of brown and ochre chalk, on ivory laid paper

20.4 × 31.3 cm (8 1/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Seated Man Smoking, with a Coal Pan

1636 · paper, graphite (mineral), chalk

width: 191 cm, height: 218 cm

Rijksmuseum

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A wild-haired, robed woman rushing to the right, seen from behind

1631 · Black chalk, with touches of oiled black chalk

Sheet: 11 1/16 × 7 3/16 in. (28.1 × 18.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A wild-haired, robed woman rushing to the right, seen from behind

1631 · Black chalk, with touches of oiled black chalk

Sheet: 11 1/16 × 7 3/16 in. (28.1 × 18.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kneeling Monk Holding a Crucifix

1630 · Black chalk on cream laid paper

29 × 18.9 cm (11 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Yard of an Old House

1627 · Black crayon and brush and gray wash, with touches of black chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card

Primary support: 29 × 18.5 cm (11 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Secondary support: 36.4 × 26.5 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man with a Keg

1627 · Black chalk on buff laid paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper

18 × 19 cm (7 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Witches' Sabbath

1627 · Black chalk, with brush and gray wash; framing line in black ink; laid down on another sheet of paper

Sheet: 7 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (18.1 × 26.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Group of Demons

1617 · drawing on chalk, paper

width: 203 cm, height: 155 cm

Rijksmuseum

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A Boy Sleeping in the Outdoors

1615 · Black chalk

sheet: 6 5/16 x 10 1/2 in. (16 x 26.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Duck Sleeping near a Broken Wheel in a Farmyard, a Chicken beyond

1615 · Black and red chalk, gray and brown wash

sheet: 5 15/16 x 7 1/4 in. (15.1 x 18.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Dog

1615 · Black chalk and gray wash

3 1/4 x 6 in. (8.3 x 15.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Boy Sleeping in the Outdoors

1615 · Black chalk

sheet: 6 5/16 x 10 1/2 in. (16 x 26.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Duck Sleeping near a Broken Wheel in a Farmyard, a Chicken beyond

1615 · Black and red chalk, gray and brown wash

sheet: 5 15/16 x 7 1/4 in. (15.1 x 18.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Dog

1615 · Black chalk and gray wash

3 1/4 x 6 in. (8.3 x 15.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

22 published of 42 catalogued · 38 with image

The Met
9 published5 img
Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img
Nga
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 20 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

12 entries · 2 sources

A Witches' Sabbath
1650 · AIC · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
Seated Boy with a Shawm
1665 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seated Man with a Bowl and a Spoon in his Lap
1662 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Standing Man Wearing a Laurel Wreath and Holding an Open Book
1652 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sleeping Man Leaning against a Wall, Wrapped in a Blanket
1658 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seated Girl, in Profile to the Right
1656 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seated Man Smoking, with a Coal Pan
1636 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Group of Demons
1617 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Reclining Man, Resting his Head on a Sack (1658)

Rijksmuseum

Seated Man with a Bowl and a Spoon in his Lap (1662)

Rijksmuseum

Standing Man Wearing a Laurel Wreath and Holding an Open Book (1652)

Rijksmuseum

Sleeping Man Leaning against a Wall, Wrapped in a Blanket (1658)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Seated Man Smoking, with a Coal Pan (1636)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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