Artwork
Still Life with Fruit
Still Life with Fruit is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Juriaen van Streeck. It dates from 1669 and is held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum.
About this work
Overview
Still Life with Fruit, created around 1669 by Dutch Golden Age painter Juriaen van Streeck, is an oil painting featuring a decorative arrangement of fruit on a table.
Subject & Meaning
The painting focuses on a still life composition, specifically a bowl of lemons and other fruits, emphasizing everyday objects in a carefully arranged display, characteristic of van Streeck's oeuvre.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil paint, the work utilizes chiaroscuro to achieve depth and lighting effects, with meticulous attention to the realistic depiction of fruit textures and the blue-patterned white bowl.
History & Provenance
Part of the Dutch Golden Age movement, the painting is now held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum.
Artist & collection
Artist
Juriaen van Streeck or Juriaan van Streek (29 February 1632, in Amsterdam – buried 12 June 1687, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of still lifes.
