Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers, 1800s, Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed

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Oil on canvas mounted on panel, 19th century, in the style of the 17th-century Dutch school, depicting a generous bouquet … Read more Oil on canvas mounted on panel, 19th century, in the style of the 17th-century Dutch school, depicting a generous bouquet of flowers in a transparent vase with a peeled lemon at its base.

(The peeled lemon in 17th-century Dutch still life embodies the duality of life. A symbol of wealth and vanity, its spiraled peel represents the passage of time, while its highly acidic flesh reminds us that earthly pleasures, however seductive they may seem, are bitter once consumed.)

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