Still life with Akelei covered beaker dish of grapes, lemon and wine glasses

The painting titled Still life with Akelei covered beaker dish of grapes, lemon and wine glasses was created by Pieter Nason in 1660, as recorded in its internal catalogue entry. It entered the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Bode Museum, where it remains on display, according to the work’s cataloguing data. The work is executed in oil on canvas and measures 84 cm in height by 70 cm in width, reflecting its physical dimensions as documented in the museum’s records.

Still life with Akelei covered beaker dish of grapes, lemon and wine glasses is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin at the Bode Museum. Its inventory identifier is 2009.23. The work has been part of the permanent collection display at the Gemäldegalerie Berlin and was included in the exhibition "Dutch and Flemish Painting in the Gemäldegalerie" in 2015.

The work was painted in 1660 by Pieter Nason, a Dutch artist whose output is documented in contemporary records and later catalogues. Still life with Akelei covered beaker dish of grapes, lemon and wine glasses is classified as a still-life painting, reflecting the genre’s emphasis on carefully arranged food and drink items. Its formal qualities and iconography have been examined in scholarly discussions of Dutch Golden Age still-life painting, situating Nason within the broader tradition of 17th-century Dutch still-life artists.

The painting is held in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin, where it is part of the museum’s collection of Dutch works.

Pieter Nason's 1660 still-life painting has been cited in art historical literature as exemplifying the transition toward more naturalistic arrangements of fruit and vessels in late Dutch Baroque still life. Its composition of grapes, lemon, and wine glasses within a covered beaker has influenced studies of Dutch domestic symbolism, particularly in analyses of material abundance and sensory suggestion in 17th-century Northern European art. The work remains part of the collection at the Gemäldegalerie Berlin, where it is studied within the broader context of Baroque still-life development.

Scholarly assessments of Nason's output often reference this piece when discussing his role in refining still-life genre conventions, though direct influence on later artists is noted more through stylistic lineage than documented mentorship or teaching relationships.

Pieter Nason, a Dutch painter active in the mid‑17th century, executed this still‑life in 1660. The work presents a carefully arranged grouping of a silver beaker, grapes, lemon, wine glasses and oysters on a darkened table, set against an unadorned background that emphasizes the objects’ material qualities.