Still Life with a Turkey Pie
Claesz., Pieter
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Alternative Title
Stilleven met kalkoenpastei
Date
1627Description
Overall view with frame; For Pieter Claesz, the principal aim was to render the materials and catch the reflected light as accurately as possible. This was his speciality. A variety of delicacies are displayed on the table. To show them off to best advantage, the painter arranged the dishes side by side with virtually no overlap. The pie with a stuffed turkey is the most striking component. The table is seen from slightly above, which is characteristic of early still-life painting. Source: Rijksmuseum [website]; www.rijksmuseum.nl/en (accessed 5/30/2014)
Type of Work
painting (visual work)Subject
decorative arts, still life, food, eating, Seventeenth century, Baroque
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