A nautilus cup, glasses, books & food are seen on a table in front of a curtain (on the right). Traditionally this still life was attributed to the Haarlem painter Pieter Claesz. However, the elaborate composition & coarse technique make this unlikely: ...
Courbet was involved with the Paris Commune of 1871 & after its collapse he was tried & imprisoned in the Sainte-Pelagie prison. This painting can be identified with one mentioned in a list of works produced by the artist during his six-month imprison ...
The wineglass at the left is a 'roemer', & in the centre is an octagonal 'pas-glas', containing beer. The porcelain bowl is an example of Chinese export ware which can be dated to the Wanli period (1573 - 1619). The metal objects were most likely made o ...
The back of this painting carries the seal which was put on pictures found in Delacroix's studio at the time of his death. Despite this, the painting's similarity to a signed picture by Delacroix's pupil, Andrieu, leaves little doubt that it was by this artist. ...
In 1861 Fantin-Latour spent some time painting in England where his flower-pieces were popular. In composition this painting recalls the works of the artist's contemporary, François Bonvin, who was inspired by Dutch still lifes of the 17th century. ...
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The glasses and the book in this picture may have a symbolic meaning. Bonvin was interested in Dutch and Flemish 17th-century painting, where still lifes often had a 'vanitas' theme, emphasising the transience and mortality of life. The work is unusual fo
The glasses & the book in this picture may have a symbolic meaning. Bonvin was interested in Dutch & Flemish 17th-century painting, where still lifes often had a 'vanitas' theme, emphasising the transience & mortality of life. The work is unusual fo
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