Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Still Life With Grapes & Foliage On A Pewter Platter

Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Still Life With Grapes & Foliage On A Pewter PlatterThis exquisite mid 17th century Flemish oil painting depicts a still life with an abundance of fruit and flora perched atop a pewter plate. Its a decadent array of natures finest. Within every 17th century still life, theres a suggestion of a deeper narrative and its intriguing to consider whether the artist is communicating at a secondary level. Here, the fruit is so bountiful that its overwhelming the platter, as if in a state of unbridled

such as the water tower in Djursholm

The sky is aglow with a deep golden hue as several local fishermen tend to their boats

Perhaps it’s morning

propped-up nature of the signpost reminds us of those leaving the establishment

it’s finer than the original

In recent decades

Extensive darkening

they went in search of classical ideals

She’s wearing the fashion-a-la-mode as

allowing colour to settle rather than sparkle

presented in a feigned oval

the colours have faded a little over time and there are some light marks in the lower left