Fruit, Flowers and a Fish
Artist: Jan van Os (Dutch, 1744 - 1808)
Original Dimensions: 28 3/8" x 22 3/8"
Location: National Gallery of Art, London
About Artwork: (1772) "This extravagant celebration of textures, scents and tastes is far more than a naturalistic study. It’s high artifice – a picture of pure luxury. Jan van Os would probably have drawn his ideal arrangement and painted each element from sketches and drawings, yet everything appears real, as if you could touch it. Grapes of every colour, white and purple plums and the rich scarlet of the redcurrants glisten against dark leaves. But these fruits aren't perfect: some are past their best or simply blemished. In the days before refrigeration, this would have been expected – and acceptable – in a picture. Like the fly, its transparent wings outlined on the peach, and the butterfly, tiptoeing delicately on a wheat stem, they may be symbols of the transience of life." - (National Gallery of Art, London)
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