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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Pieter Claesz was born in Burgsteinfurt, 30 miles from the Dutch border but worked in Haarlem. Claesz excelled at painting austere, monochrome breakfast pieces such as this one. During the 1630s he painted a series of small works using relatively few, carefully arranged objects. Both the partially peeled lemon and the roemer are frequent motifs in Claesz's work. Lemons symbolised wealth and luxury as they had to imported by sea despite the threat of the Spanish enemy and of pirates. Devices such as the pewter plate, placed precariously on the edge of the table are also typical of his work, creating a sense of trompe l'oeil. | Subjects: | still life | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Claesz., Pieter (Dutch painter, ca.1597-1661) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8570... | Go to resource |
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