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Daniel Soreau
A Life of Trade and Color Daniel Soreau lived a life defined by the movement of goods and the quiet observation of objects. Born in 1560 in Antwerp, he was a man of the Southern Netherlands who eventually found his footing in Frankfurt. Before he was known for his brush, he was a man of commerce. He inherited a wool trading company from his father, Johann Soreau, and worked alongside his brother Simon and his brother-in-law Stefan van
Ninhoven. For a time, their business held significant influence over the wool trade in Hesse and Wetterau, but the unpredictable nature of trade eventually led to bankruptcy in 1601. It was in his later years that Soreau turned more fully toward the life of a painter. This transition came at a more advanced age than many of his contemporaries. He focused his attention on what was known as stillstehenden Sachen, or stationary subjects.…