Sujet
Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese, 1858. Creator: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803-1860).
Légende
Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese, 1858. This painting forms a pair with the Still Life with Pipe and Matches, shown nearby. Along with several other paintings, they decorated the dining room of the artist's home, each painting representing a different stage of a meal. In this composition the artist focused his attention on rendering textures, which are as varied as the objects themselves: the skin of the smoked herrings, whose highlights echo the silver of the goblet and the cover of the pitcher; the spongy surface of the bread; the velvety crust of the cheese; and finally the soft wood surface (pine?) that supports this still life. The Latin inscription translates: "How virtuous and how great to live with simple things."
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G08_054
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
95,6Mo (7,4Mo) / 37,7cm x 63,5cm / 4457 x 7500 (300dpi)