Still Life - Balsam Apples and Vegetables
| Still Life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables | |
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| Artist | James Peale |
| Year | c. 1820s |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 51.4 cm × 67.3 cm (20.2 in × 26.5 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Still Life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables is an early 19th century oil painting by American painter James Peale. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a number of vegetables set on a table. The work is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is considered Peale's finest still life.[1]
Description
[edit]The painting is a still life, created to allow for an accurate representation of a physical object on a painted canvas.[2] According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's description of the work, the painting is possibly an "experimental exercise" created during the peak of Peale's career.[1] The painting is noted as being similar to the Spanish School of still life painting due to its focus on vegetables.[1]
Vegetables depicted
[edit]From left to right, the vegetables depicted in the painting are as follows,
- Far left - Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
- 2nd from left - Blue-green cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
- 3rd from left - Savoy cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda)
- 4th from left - Hubbard squash (Cucurbita maxima)
- 5th from left - Eggplant (Solanum melongena)
- 6th from left - Balsam apple (Momordica charantia)
- 7th from left - Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
- 8th from left (farthest right) - Purple-red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Still Life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Still Life: Balsam Apples and Vegetables by PEALE, James". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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