Still Life with Artichokes and a Parrot
17th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 63.8 x 95.3 cm (25 1/8 x 37 1/2 in.) framed: 85.7 x 116.2 x 6.4 cm (33 3/4 x 45 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-B
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann
Accession Number
1998.23.2
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the National Gallery of Art, *Still Life with Artich and a Parrot*, enchanting 17th-century oil on canvas, invites you into the opulent world of Baroque still life painting. Created by an anonymous Italian artist during this dynamic era, the work measures 63.8 x 95.3 cm, showcasing a lavish arrangement of artichokes—symbols of earthly abundance—and a vibrant parrot, an exotic touch evoking global trade routes and the era's fascination with rarity. In 17th-century Italy, still life emerged as a celebrated genre, blending Northern European influences like precise realism with Italian...