1650
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Still Life with Game, Vegetables, Fruit and a Cockatoo is a 1650 oil by Adriaen van Utrecht, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Fruit, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
This painting shows a table overflowing with food and a white cockatoo perched on a chair. The table is laden with a variety of fruits, vegetables, and game, including a hanging rabbit and a large bird. A basket of fruit sits on the right side of the table, and a blue cloth drapes over the front. The cockatoo looks down at the table, adding a sense of life to the still life. In the background, a window with a curtain and a landscape painting on the wall add depth to the scene. The overall effect is one of abundance and plenty, with the food and game spilling out of the table and onto the floor. If you like this painting, you might also enjoy the work of artist Adriaen van Utrecht.
Adriaen van Utrecht (Antwerp, 12 January 1599 – 1652) was a Flemish painter known mainly for his sumptuous banquet still lifes, game and fruit still lifes, fruit garlands, market and kitchen scenes and depictions of live poultry in farmyards.
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