about 1655/60, Artist: Jan Davidsz de Heem
Still lifes by de Heem are marked by astonishing realism and richness of form. The niche with the chalice and host is framed by grapes and sheaves of grain in a reference to the Eucharist. A dedicatory inscription to Archduke Leopold Wilhelm that is no longer legible elevated these gifts of Ceres and Bacchus (bread and wine) to symbols of the felicitous government of this regent of the Southern Netherlands.
Painting
Dutch
about 1655/60
Jan Davidsz de Heem (1606 Utrecht - 1683/1684 Antwerpen) - GND
Canvas
Overall: 138 cm × 125,5 cm × 2,5 cm
Framed: 157,5 cm × 145 cm × 5,7 cm
Inscribed under the chalice: J De Heem fecit Anno 1648
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Gemäldegalerie, 571
Painted for Archduke Leopold Wilhelm
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