The Quiet Abundance of Carel Hardy In the bustling landscape of the Dutch Golden Age, Carel Hardy, also known as Carel de Moor the Younger, carved out a niche within the intimate realm of still life. Born in 1620, his life was lived during a period of profound transformation in the Netherlands, a time when the material world was being documented with a new, unflinching clarity. His work did not seek the grandiosity of history painting,…