Genre
Fish & Sea Creatures
The fish still life lays the catch on a slab and dares you to smell the brine. Flemish market scenes piled cod, eel, and shellfish in glistening heaps, and the painters used the wet sheen of scales and the cold light of a fishmonger's stall to display a particular kind of virtuosity.
Key artists
Works
The Gulf Stream
Watson and the Shark
Tobias Curing His Father's Blindness
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
Menna and Family Hunting in the Marshes, Tomb of Menna
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A Kitchen
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Fish Market
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Still Life with Fish
A Cat Stealing Fish
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Christ in the house of the Pharisee Simon
Still Life: Fish
Market Woman at the Vegetable Stall
An English Cod
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Geometry
Fish
Banquet in Silence
A Fishwife
Breakfast with Fish
A Basket of Clams
The Goldfish Bowl
元 周東卿 魚樂圖 卷|The Pleasures of Fishes
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A Housewife Instructing her Maid
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Still Life with Fish
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Fish and Seaweed
Ryugu Tamatori Hime no su|Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King
Still life with fish, oysters and shrimps
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宋 傳 趙克敻 藻魚圖 冊頁|Fish at play
Carp and Waterweeds
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The fishwife
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Carp
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鯉図|Carp
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清 八大山人（朱耷） 魚石圖 軸|Fish and rocks
Still Life with a Roemer and a Watch
Medallion's Frame with an Allegorical Depiction of the Four Elements
Stilleven met vissen en een kreeft
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Tobias and the Angel
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The Fat Kitchen
Still Life with Stoneware Jug, Wine Glass, Herring, and Bread
Salmon netting in Wales
Sumptuous still life
Fischstillleben
Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread
Channel Bass
Three Archangels with Tobias
Still Life - Fish
Cartouche Supported by Triton and Siren
Fish still life
Saint Anthony preaching to the fishes
Still Life
Juno Asking Aeolus to Release the Winds
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Aquatic Plants and Fish
Still life. fishes
Large Still-Life with Fish
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東海道五十三次 日本橋|Nihon bashi
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Mando|子供遊に和賀 万度|Lantern Float
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魚づくし|Medetai Fush and Sasaki Bamboo, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
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魚づくし こちに茄子|Kochi Fish with Eggplant, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
魚づくし ぼらにうど|Bora Fish with Camellia, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
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魚づくし ひらめ めばるに桜|Hirame and Mebaru Fish with Cherry Blossoms, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
Hina no Sekku|The Festival of Dolls (Third Month)
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魚づくし 鰹に桜|Katsuo Fish with Cherry Buds, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
鯉の滝登り|Red Carp Ascending a Waterfall
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魚づくし 黒鯛 小鯛に山椒|Kurodai and Kodai Fish with Bamboo Shoots and Berries, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
魚づくし かれい かながしらに笹|Kanagashira and Karei Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
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魚づくし かさご いさきに生姜|Isaki and Kasago Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
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鮭頭|Head of a Salmon
魚づくし 車海老 鯵にたで|Aji Fish and Kuruma-ebi, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
魚づくし いなだ ふぐに梅|Suzuki and Kinmedai Fish from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)
Frequently asked questions
What is Fish & Sea Creatures?
Fish & Sea Creatures is a motif in painting. The fish still life lays the catch on a slab and dares you to smell the brine.
How many Fish & Sea Creatures works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 124 public-domain Fish & Sea Creatures works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Fish & Sea Creatures artists?
Key Fish & Sea Creatures artists in the collection include François Boucher, Jacopo Tintoretto and John Singleton Copley.