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Flowers and Fruit in a Chinese Bowl

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

c. 1645

Artist:

Juan de Zurbarán
Spanish, 1620–1649

About this artwork

Long assumed to be by Francisco de Zurbarán, the leading painter in Seville, Spain, this work is now considered to be by his son, Juan de Zurbarán, who specialized in exquisitely painted still lifes during his short career. The precise, sensuous application of paint and dramatic lighting are typical of Juan, whose style can be identified through only a few signed paintings. The expensive imported Chinese porcelain bowl would have appealed to the wealthy clientele who purchased his refined yet exuberant compositions.

Status

On View, Gallery 211

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Juan de Zurbarán

Title

Flowers and Fruit in a Chinese Bowl

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1640–1650

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

82.6 × 108.6 cm (32 1/2 × 42 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Wirt D. Walker Fund

Reference Number

1947.511

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