Central European school of the second half of the 18th century.

Central European school of the second half of the eighteenth century.
"Still life of flowers and fruits".
Oil on canvas.
It has two patches on the back.
Measurements: 51 x 65 cm, 66 x 81 cm (frame).
We see in this canvas a still life typical of the full baroque, built with a strong sense of scenography, set in a landscape of classical style, which stands out more clearly the fruits and flowers on the neutral background. The work also shows a clear influence of the Neapolitan still life, from which it takes the strong naturalistic character and the warm chromatism, with a dominance of reddish and earthy tones.Formally, this work highlights the delicate treatment of the different qualities and textures: qualities that are enhanced by the use of a completely dark background that supports greater three-dimensionality to the food that make up this still life. The work shows a certain tenebrist influence and the lighting highlights the volumes in contrast with the shadows. The reduced palette favors earth tones enlivened with touches of reds, whites and yellows. A new consideration of the inert aspects of still life on the threshold of the growing dynamism of the Baroque. His technical mastery is undeniable, with a succession of flat brushstrokes intermittently interrupted by touches that convey the reflection of light. There is a curious way of delimiting the outlines of certain elements with thicker and more insistent strokes that underline their reality with greater vigor.