ESPINOSA, Juan de
(documented 1628-1659 in Madrid)

Still-Life with a Shell Fountain, Fruit and Flowers

c. 1645
Oil on canvas, 80 x 61 cm
Private collection

This painting represents a fantastic fountain whose basins are constructed from different shells. This capricious arrangement also acts as a vase for a vine branch with white grapes, branches of plums and a climbing rose with light mauve flowers.