The Antwerp Baroque painter Jan Pauwel I Gillemans is best known for his flower and fruit pieces in the style of Jan Davidsz. de Heem. Typical characteristics of his work are the studied compositions, beautifully harmonious colours, accurate depictions of various types of fabric and detailed displays of flowers and vegetables in all their diversity. The centrepiece of the painting is a Delft blue bowl with citrus fruits, set against a dark background. It is surrounded by vegetables and fruit, which belong to different seasons. This suggests that the still life is not a snapshot, but an artificial construction. Such compositions were a symbol of transience. No conclusive agreement has been reached about the symbolic meaning of each individual detail.
| Artist |
Jan Pauwel I Gillemans
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| Title | Still Life with Vegetables and Fruits |
| Period | 17th century |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1901-A |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1901 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1901-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/321/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015638 still lifes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25G(+32)
plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)
Iconclass
25G21(CHERRY) fruits: cherry Iconclass 25G21(GRAPE) fruits (GRAPE) Iconclass 25G21(LEMON) fruits: lemon Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 41C26121 (half-)peeled fruit, e.g. lemon Iconclass 41C341 dish, plate, saucer Iconclass 41C38 laid table as still life Iconclass 41C6 foodstuffs; still life of foodstuffs Iconclass 41C652(ASPARAGUS) vegetables (ASPARAGUS) Iconclass 41C653(ORANGE) fruit (ORANGE) Iconclass 41E still life of miscellaneous objects Iconclass 41E1 still life of related objects Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 60-61) |
| Des bords de l'Escaut aux rives de la Sorgue : 1ère exposition: Les anciens du XVIème au XIXème siècle (exposition L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Musée Campredon, 06.10.1993 - 27.02.1994) / Peter De Laet, Nanny Schrijvers. - L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue : Association Campredon Art & Culture, 1993 (nr. 32 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 93 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
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