Flemish school of the 17th century.

Flemish school of the seventeenth century.
Oil on canvas, wood paneling.
Measurements: 73 x 91 cm; 82 x 99 cm (frame).

This Flemish still life, in its celebration of the fruit opulence, displays before the look profusion of fruits that overflow of wicker baskets and copper trays. A curtain gathered at the upper end generates a subtle theatrical effect, typically baroque.

Thus, under this gathered canopy, rest the shiny trays whose coppery reflections contrast with the chromatic richness of green pears, velvety-skinned apricots and green apples. The wicker baskets are woven with sober rusticity. The organization of the pieces responds to a studied carelessness. An open fig, showing the pulp, is a prelude to decadence, a prototypical element of the symbolism of baroque still lifes. The center of the composition is occupied by a small ceramic or pewter jar, delicately worked, overflowing with dark blackberries, whose deep tonality, between black and purple, provides a visual counterpoint of dramatic intensity.