1640
tempera
vellum
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
Still Life with Bowl of Citrons is a 1640 tempera by Giovanna Garzoni, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting Lemon, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
This painting is a still life of a bowl of lemons. The bowl is white with gold accents and sits on a table. The lemons are yellow with green leaves and stems. There is also a lemon blossom in the painting. The painting is done in tempera, a fast-drying paint made from pigment mixed with a binding agent. The artist, Giovanna Garzoni, was an Italian painter who was known for her still lifes. If you like this painting, you might also enjoy learning more about the artist who created it, Giovanna Garzoni.
Giovanna Garzoni (1600 – February 1670) was an Italian Baroque painter. She began her career painting religious, mythological, and allegorical subjects but gained fame for her still life botanical subjects painted in…
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