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Natură moartă cu homar

Frans Snyders

1650

unspecified

From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum

Classical Antiquity Still Life Food

Dominant colour

Natură moartă cu homar is a 1650 unspecified by Frans Snyders, depicting Food, held at Brukenthal National Museum.

Who painted this?: Frans Snyders
When & what style?: 1650
Where can I see it?: Brukenthal National Museum

About this work

This still life shows a red lobster on a white table with a dark background. Paint cracks run across the surface, giving it a rough, old look. The lobster stands out in sharp red against the pale table. The cracks weren’t there at first. They formed over time as the paint dried and aged. This tells us the painting is older than it looks at first glance. Look up the Museum of Ethnography to see where this piece lives.

About the artist

Artist

Frans Snyders

Frans Snyders painted still lifes and animal scenes bursting with detail. His game-filled *Negustor de vânat* and lively *Animale în peisaj deluros* show lifelike birds, fish, and hunting spoils against rustic…

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