n, searchPieter de Ring, or Ryng (1605/1625, Ypres – 22 September 1660, Leiden) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of still lifes, born either in Leiden, or in Ypres in Flanders.
There is no trace of his birth in the Leiden archives, and the Ypres Archives were destroyed in August 1914. Pieter de Ring may have started as an engraver; but he became famous for his opulent, flashy still lifes or banquet pieces with fruit, a lobster, a goblet, shrimps, oysters, a rug and Chinese porcelain. His signature is often a painted ring or with the latinised form of his name, P.Ab.Annulo.
There are no records in the Leiden Archive on his marriage or children. He appears not to have bought a house there nor wrote a will. He could have lived in any other city. What is known is that he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke there in 1648,[1] and was buried in 1660 in the Pieterskerk, Leiden between 19 and 25 September and he was taken to church from a house in the Nonnensteeg. If he had his studio there he probably had a view on the Leiden Academy building. If he lived on the east side of the alley he had a beautiful view on the Hortus Botanicus of Leiden, the work of Clusius.
Maybe Pieter had a brother called Jan de Ringh, who became a citizen of Leiden in 1651. Jan originally came from Ypres, his profession was textile worker, just like his sons Daniel, Benjamin, and Pieter and many of the other Flemish immigrants in Leiden. The members of the Ringh family were specialized workers in serge, camlet or cloth.
The painting by Pieter de Ring in the Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen Huis has a beautiful cloth on the table. He knew how to make it look real. De Ring's early work reveals the influence of Willem Claesz Heda. He is also thought to have been a pupil of Jan Davidsz. de Heem.
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