FORTE, Luca
(b. ca. 1615, Napoli, d. ca. 1670, Napoli)

Still-Life of Fruit

c. 1640
Oil on canvas, 76 x 58 cm
Narodna galerija Slovenije, Ljubljana

The present still-life represents various types of fruit: cherries, peaches, figs and pears. It can be assumed that it is an allegory of the four seasons, each season symbolized by a characteristic fruit.




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