Northern Italian school; second half of the seventeenth century. "Still life of apricots, figs and grapes". Oil on canvas.

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  Northern Italian school; second half of the seventeenth century. "Still life of apricots, figs and grapes". Oil on canvas. It preserves the original canvas and presents repainting, jumps in the painting, two perforations and extensions on the sides. Measurements: 86 x 100 cm. The author shows us a simple composition, based on horizontality, presenting the main elements of the still life as a frieze. A characteristic that allows an easy reading of the work. As for the still life, it is structured on a high profile table, from which we can see part of its design. On it, peaches, figs and grapes are placed in groups delimited by the type of fruit, since the food is not mixed among them. Finally, the work ends with a large curtain that frames the interior in ochre tones. This fabric provides a great sense of theatricality and a certain dynamism, which breaks with the hieratic structure of the table still life. The still life in Italy was one of the most characteristic genres and due to its special peculiarities, it clearly differs from the same theme in workshops in the rest of Europe. The term appeared already at the end of the 16th century, and stands out in this school for its austerity, in clear contrast with the Flemish sumptuousness, although with a series of influences from the latter. The Italian still life school was highly appreciated within the antiquarian market, as well as among collectors and art historians, especially the Neapolitan still life school of the Baroque enjoyed a spectacular development, leaving behind the splendors of the sixteenth century and progressing within a fully Baroque and clearly identifiable style. Artists such as Tommaso Realfonso, Nicola Casissa, Gaspare Lopez, Giacomo Nani and Baldassare de Caro continued the local tradition by specializing in the painting of flowers, fruits, fish and game, thus satisfying the demand of a vast clientele characterized by a new taste typical of the 17th century. To these authors we must also add the minor figures, who are slowly emerging from an unjust oblivion, and some artists who worked between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, such as Francesco della Questa, Aniello Ascione, Nicola Malinconico, Gaetano Cusati, Onofrio Loth, Elena and Nicola Maria Recco, Giuseppe Ruoppolo and Andrea Belvedere.
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