Still Life
Artist
Christian Jansz. Striep
(Dutch, 1634-1673)
Datethird quarter of the seventeenth century
Object number59.0092
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions34 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. (87 x 71.8 cm)
frame: 41 3/4 x 35 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (106 x 90.8 x 7 cm)
frame: 41 3/4 x 35 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (106 x 90.8 x 7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
DescriptionStill-life paintings experienced a boom not seen before in the seventeenth century, becoming an independent pictorial genre. The popularity of these is linked to the exponential growth of the Dutch Republic's economy, which then became an international trading power. Consequently, these images also functioned as propaganda for the wealth of the homes in which they were exhibited. This type of luxury montage also had a moralizing character, serving as an allegory of vanity that alluded to the brevity of life and the futility of worldly riches. This type of image allowed artists to show their skills in representing different materials and textures, and, above all, their mastery of light effects.
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