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Artists›Cornelis de Wael

Cornelis de Wael

?–1667

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Cornelis de Wael was a Flemish painter, engraver and merchant who was primarily active in Genoa in Italy. He is known for his genre paintings, battle scenes, history paintings and still lifes. Through his art work, support for Flemish painters working in Italy and role as an art dealer, he played an important role in the artistic exchange between Italy and Flanders in the first half of the 17th century. His work also had an influence on local painters such as Alessandro Magnasco, particularly through his scenes of despair and irony.

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Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (10)

Sailors Drawing Water, plate 6 from Views of Harbours

1645 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Plate: 11.7 × 14.9 cm (4 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.); sheet: 13.5 × 16.1 cm (5 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Toothpuller, plate 12 from Views of Harbours

1645 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Plate: 11.5 × 14.7 cm (4 9/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Groep mensen bij fontein

1633 · etching on paper

width: 158 cm, height: 118 cm

Rijksmuseum

Elegant gezelschap in tuin

1633 · etching on paper

width: 148 cm, height: 116 cm

Rijksmuseum

Elegant gezelschap in tuin

1630 · etching on paper

height: 116 cm, width: 149 cm

Rijksmuseum

Genretaferelen

1630 · engraving on paper

width: 149 cm, height: 116 cm

Rijksmuseum

Poppenkast te Rome

1613 · etching on paper

height: 157 cm, width: 224 cm

Rijksmuseum

Wounded Soldiers in a Courtyard on Town Square

1612 · Graphite and pen and brown ink on tan laid paper, laid down on card

20.5 × 26 cm (8 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shipwreck

1612 · Graphite and pen and brown ink, on ivory laid paper, laid down on card

20.5 × 26.3 cm (8 1/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Sketches: Mule Carrying Baskets, Pair of Yoked Oxen

1600 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, pieced and laid down on ivory laid paper

12.8 × 16.3 cm (5 1/16 × 6 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Poppenkast te Rome
1613 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Elegant gezelschap in tuin
1630 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Elegant gezelschap in tuin (1633 - 1648)

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Rijksmuseum

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Wounded Soldiers in a Courtyard on Town Square (n.d.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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