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| Title | Flower and Fruit Still Life | |
| Collection | Stockport Art Gallery and War Memorial | |
| Artist | Attributed to manner of Beyeren, Abraham van (Dutch painter, born 1620 or 1621, died 1690) Previously attributed to Beyeren, Abraham van (Dutch painter, born 1620 or 1621, died 1690) |
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| Date Earliest | about 1600 | |
| Date Latest | about 1650 | |
| Description | Abraham van Beyeren was a Dutch painter of still-life subjects. He initially specialised in marine themes but, towards the middle of the seventeenth century, he began to devote himself to sumptuous banquet tables laden with silver and gold vessels, Venetian glass, fine fruit, and expensive table coverings of damask, satin and velvet. Works of this kind, in which he was rivalled only by Kalf, gave him ever greater opportunity to demonstrate his ability to capture the play of light on varied surfaces. This particular work is a detailed depiction of grapes peaches and roses. The pink rose is particularly representative of Beyeren's manner. | |
| Current Accession Number | STOPM:KX.41 | |
| Subject | still life (fruit and flowers) | |
| Measurements | 43.5 x 37.5 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by John Benjamin Smith to Vernon Park Museum, Stockport, about 1879. | |
| Provenance | Brancadori Palace, Rome; John Benjamin Smith, 1841. | |
| Rights Owner | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Author | Lisa Howard | |