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Still Life with a Stoneware Jar and a Brazier
Still Life with a Stoneware Jar and a Brazier is an oil painting by Jan Fris. It dates from 1659 and is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Technique & Style
Additional elements such as walnut, a playing card, a taper, and a snuffbox contribute to the detailed realism characteristic of the genre.
The work is executed in oil paint on canvas, a traditional medium for Dutch still-life painting of the period. The composition features a precise arrangement of objects including a Westerwald stoneware wine pitcher, a Gouda clay pipe, and a square ceramic bowl designed for embers or fruit. Additional elements such as walnut, a playing card, a taper, and a snuffbox contribute to the detailed realism characteristic of the genre.
The handling demonstrates a focus on texture and material differentiation, capturing the distinct surfaces of the stoneware, clay, and organic items within the scene.
History & Provenance
The work entered the collection of John G. Johnson in Philadelphia by 1917, when it was bequeathed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of his holdings.
The painting is dated 1681, inscribed on the stoneware jug’s lower edge, anchoring its creation to the last quarter of the seventeenth century.
The painting is held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where it is catalogued as part of the John G. Johnson Collection. Its accession number is not specified in the cited sources.
It has not been recorded as exhibited in the cited sources.
Overview
Still Life with a Stoneware Jar and a Brazier is an oil painting created by Jan Fris around 1659. It is a still life that showcases the artist's skill in arranging everyday objects into a harmonious composition.
Subject & Meaning
The painting features a stoneware jar, a brazier, and other objects such as a snuffbox, a walnut, and a playing card, arranged on a table. The simple yet elegant arrangement invites the viewer to contemplate the objects and their relationships.
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