17th century Flemish school - Still life with fish

17th century
Other style
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    17th century Flemish school

    Oil on canvas
    52 x 60 cm (66 x 76 cm with frame)
    Very beautiful old frame in gilded wood

    The style of our painting is related to the first current of the Flemish still life of the 17th century, with a descriptive and meticulous side which recalls in particular the art of Osias Beert, Jacob van Es and Clara Peeters. The very simple presentation, the warm colors (browns and reds) and a greasy and shiny touch are particularly reminiscent of the art of Snyders. It is undoubtedly a painter specializing in fish close to the Antwerp painters Alexander Adriaenssen and Clara Peeters. The latter arranged the elements of their still lifes simply and in a detached way, on a very dark background, endeavoring to render the reflections on the metallic objects, coins, dishes, vases and cups and with a palette which becomes very reduced after 1620, tending towards monochrome harmonies of gray and brown.
    Still life painting is a game of symbols. In the center the fish are a reference to the Christians. They are presented between on the left of the composition, a cup of blueberries, a symbol of immortality in the 17th century (the myrtle being an evergreen shrub!) and on the right two lumps of butter in an earthen pot, the butter representing in the biblical exegesis the humanity of Christ as opposed to honey, which represents its divine nature, and a cut lemon testifying to the bitterness of existence offered! A pitcher behind evokes the wine and therefore the blood of Christ and therefore the sacrifice. The spoon in the center is an invitation to the viewer to taste the food-symbols represented. And therefore to seek immortality through sacrifices by following the example of the humanity of Jesus Christ through sacrifices without avoiding the bitterness of life!

    Ref: QZ5JFPWNXX

    Condition Very good
    Style Other style (Still life paintings of Other style Style)
    Period 17th century (Still life paintings 17th century)
    Artist Ecole Flamande Du Xviie Siècle
    Width (cm) 60 cm (76 cm avec le cadre)
    Height (cm) 52 cm (66 cm avec le cadre)
    Shipping Time Ready to ship in 4-7 Business Days
    Location 75009, Paris, France
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