Francisco Barrera (1595-1658)
Detail: dog, silver basket, artichoke, green beans, lemons, flowers, musket, vase, asparagus, jug, wheat, jar, brass basin, bird, bird cage, pottery goblet, beer, peaches
Spanish
The Month of May by Francisco Barrera 1645
Categories: 17th Century, Painting, Spanish
Tags: artichoke, asparagus, beer, bird, bird cage, brass basin, dog, flowers, food, green beans, jar, jug, lemons, musket, peaches, pottery goblet, silver basket, still life, vase, wheat
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Christ in the House with Mary and Martha – Diego Velázquez 1618
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez ( 1599 – 1660 )
Detail: garlic, pepper, silver spoon, eggs, dish, plate, jug, brass mortar and pestle, women, earing, pitcher, bowl, fish
Categories: 17th Century, Painting, Spanish
Tags: bowl, brass mortar and pestle, dish, earing, eggs, fish, garlic, jug, pepper, pitcher, plate, silver spoon, women
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The Laundress – Ceruti 1736
Giacomo Ceruti 1698 – 1767
I wonder why they didn’t wash their clothing as much as we do?
Detail: laundry, work woman’s clothing, fountain, boy, shoes, no cap
Categories: 18th Century, Painting, Spanish
Tags: boy, fountain, laundry, no cap, shoes, work woman's clothing
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Still life with Ebony Chest – Pereda 1652
Antonio de Pereda 1611 – 1678
Would you like a snack?
Detail: chest, keys, cups, tumbler, porridge pot, mulling stick, plate, biscuit, band box, cheese, bowl, flask.
Categories: 17th Century, Painting, Spanish
Tags: antonio de pereda, band box, biscuit, bowl, cheese, chest, cups, flask, food, keys, mulling stick, plate, porridge pot, tumbler
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The Blind Singer – Ramón Bayeu y Subías – 1786
Ramón Bayeu y Subías 1746 – 1793
Now that is blue. At times we get questions about fabric color for clothing, I don’t think anyone would mistake this man’s outfit for drab. It looks like the castanet boy has lost all his buttons and has to hold his clothes together with strings.
Detail: shoes, buckles, dog, hurdy-gurdy, castanets, cape, shoulder bag, stockings, sleeve waistcoat, walking stick, neck-wear
I love funky old hurdy gurdy music especially Jiri Wehle.
Categories: 18th Century, Painting, Spanish
Tags: buckles, cape, castanets, dog, hurdy-gurdy, neckwear, shoes, shoulder bag, sleeve waistcoat, stockings, walking stick
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Still Life with Oranges and Walnuts – Melendez 1772
MELÉNDEZ, Luis 1716-1780
A beautiful still life to brighten our morning. I am looking carefully at the construction technique on the boxes and the keg bands also the paper seals on the jugs. Detail: oranges, walnuts, melon, wood box, round wood box, small keg, redware jug, paper seal, table, dish.
Categories: 18th Century, Painting, Spanish
Tags: dish, melon, oranges, paper seal, redware jug, round wood box, small keg, table, walnuts, wood box
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