Fruit and Insects

Fruit and Insects. Rachel Ruysch. 1711 C.E. Oil on wood.
  • UFFIZI; DUTCH ARTIST; RACHEL RUYSCH; SUCCESSFUL; PAINTED IN HER EIGHTIES; DOUBLE THAN REMBRANDT; MERCHANT CLASS GREW; STILL LIFE; SPECIALIZED IN FLOWERS; AUTUMN, HARVEST, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; CORN, SQUASH, CHESTNUTS, GRAPES; CHRISTIAN REFERENCES IN OBJECTS, SYMBOLIC VALUE; COLOR HARMONY, RED AND GREEN; BASED ON OBSERVATION
  • GRAPES = WINE = BLOOD OF CHRIST, WHEAT = BREAD = BODY OF CHRIST
  • SCIENTIFIC WORK OF ART; ENLIGHTENMENT + NEOCLASSICISM


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