Cornelis and Herman Saftleven

The Temptation of St. Anthony
(ndg.), oil on panel
20.4 x 16.7 in. (51.7 x 42.5 cm.)
The Bowes Museum, England
600 x 482 (54 KB)

The Porcher
(ndg.), etching
8.4 x 10.5 in. (21.4 x 26.6 cm.)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
650 x 524 (78 KB)

Editor’s Note:

‘The Temptation of St. Anthony’ was painted solely by Cornelis, while ‘The Porcher’ was a collaboration of Cornelis and Herman.

About the Artist

Cornelis Saftleven, (1607 — 1681), was a painter, engraver and draftsman. He excelled at painting animals and often portrayed animals as active characters, occasionally with a hidden allegorical role. He also often painted satirical pictures of animals dressed and acting like theologians and jurists.

Herman Saftleven, (1609 — 1685), was a painter, engraver, etcher and the younger brother of Cornelius. With his brother, Cornelius, he began producing portraits and genre scenes of peasants and landscapes with sheep and cattle grazing and then stable and barn interiors.