Aleida Greve

Selected Works

A woman with very light skin, blonde curls, and a red dress with white sash is seated at an outdoor table that has fruit spread over it. She is holding a bunch of grapes in one hand, while a hawk is perched on her other hand. In the background are evergreen trees, a large hill, and a single brown house.

Portrait of a Young Woman with Bird

1686
Aleida Greve, Portrait of a Young Woman with Bird, 1686. Oil on canvas. Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle
Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle

A light-skinned woman with brown hair and a black dress stands in a landscaped garden. She is leaning with one arm on a planter that contains a miniature fruit tree bearing appples or oranges, with angels decorating teh bottom of the planter. Behind her, large sculptural shrubs are visible, as well as a fountain and a peacock.

Portrait of an Unknown Woman

1687
Aleida Greve, Portrait of an Unknown Woman, 1687. Oil on canvas, 65 x 56 cm. Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle
Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle

A light-skinned man with shoulder-length curly brown hair and a long brown robe stands in front of sevveral outdoor sculptures. The sculptures take the form of a large pitcher-like shape on a square base, with cherubs wrestling decorating the side, and a white stone fountain that is also decorated with cherubs. In the far distance, a large house is visible.

Portrait of an Unknown Man

1688
Aleida Greve, Portrait of an Unknown Man, 1688. Oil on canvas, 65 x 56 cm. Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle
Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle

A landscape showing a reddish-brown stone ruin with an arched doorway into it, alongside a blue stream or pond. The sky above is blue and purple, with a full moon that is reflected into the water..

Landscape with Ruin

1689
Aleida Greve, Landscape with Ruin, 1689. Oil on canvas, 25.6 x 21.7 cm. Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle
Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle

A landscape showing a sculpture of two stone angels in the foreground. In the distance, a brown stone building stands near some cliffs, and beyond that in the far distance are mountains.

Landscape with Sculpture

1689
Aleida Greve, Landscape with Sculpture, 1689. Oil on canvas, 25.6 x 21.7 cm. Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle
Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle

Three dead birds are shown. One small bird with a red mark on its head and black wingtips is laid on its side on top of a brown wooden table. The other two birds are suspended by their legs from a pole above the table with tied string. One of the birds is small and mostly brown, with a white belly. The other bird is much larger than the other two, with a red face, grayish-brown neck and body, and golden-brown wings. It has a large spot of blood on its stomach.

Still Life

1689
Alternate titles: Aleida Greve, <i>Still Life,</i> 1689. Oil on canvas, 63.2 x 51 cm. Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle
Vrouwenhuis Museum, Zwolle

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