BOSSCHAERT, Ambrosius the Younger
(b. 1609, Arnemuiden, d. 1645, Utrecht)

Still-Life

1630s
Oil on panel, 38 x 46 cm
Private collection

This sumptuous still-life shows peaches, grapes, a pear and white currants in a Wan-Li Kraak porcelain dish, with shells, a lizard and a butterfly on a ledge. It was executed during the 1630s, when Bosschaert was active in Utrecht.