Kitchen still life
1635
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
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Paolo Antonio Barbieri
Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649) was a Bolognese painter of the Italian Baroque.
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oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Kitchen still life is a 1635 oil by Paolo Antonio Barbieri, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a still life of food on a table. There's a big wicker basket filled with chestnuts, and some mushrooms, grapes, and almonds are scattered around it. The almonds are in a small bowl, and the grapes are in a bunch. The chestnuts are piled high in the basket, and the mushrooms are cut in half. The grapes are dark purple, and the almonds are light brown. The table is brown, and the background is dark. This painting is a good example of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in objects.
Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649) was a Bolognese painter of the Italian Baroque.
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