Still life with goldfish bowl, melon, peaches and roses – Antique Print
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Description
Step back in time with Still life with goldfish bowl, melon, peaches and roses, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Still life with goldfish bowl, melon, peaches and roses
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A goldfish bowl sits among the melon, peaches and roses here, which sets this still life apart from more typical fruit pictures. Goldfish reached Europe from East Asia by way of Portugal in the 1500s, and by the 1800s they were a fashionable ornament in middle-class parlors, so a bowl placed among soft fruit and cut flowers suggests a domestic, decorative taste. Painters of this genre often used such arrangements to show off texture and light. Notice how the water and glass catch highlights against the matte skins of the peaches.
| Original scan | 3,487 × 2,791 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02477u |
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