Still Life with Fruit, a Parrot and Polecat Ferrets
Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Elder
1656
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Elder
1656
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Still Life with Fruit, a Parrot and Polecat Ferrets is a 1656 oil by Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Elder, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Food, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a still life with a variety of objects on a table. There are fruits, a bowl, and a parrot. Two polecat ferrets are on the floor in front of the table. The background is a landscape with trees and hills. The table is covered with a dark cloth, and there are several objects on it. The parrot is perched on the edge of the table, looking down at the ferrets. The fruits are arranged in a bowl, and there are some leaves and flowers around them. The painting is rich in color and detail, with a focus on the textures and shapes of the objects. It's a beautiful example of a still life from the Baroque period. You might also want to check out the work of artist Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Elder.
Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Elder (Antwerp, 1618 - Antwerp, 1675) was a Flemish goldsmith and still life painter who is known for his fruit still lifes, flower pieces, vanitas still lifes and pronkstillevens.
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