SNYDERS, Frans
(b. 1579, Antwerpen, d. 1657, Antwerpen)

Fruit and Vegetable Stall

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Oil on canvas, 201 x 333 cm
Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Occasionally it is hard to distinguish market scenes from the genre of early kitchen scenes which also tended to display still-life features. Similar to the market stall, they often show tables and sideboards with clusters of baskets and bowls full of fruit and vegetables. Many kitchen scenes are only distinguishable from market scenes by the setting. While the former have their location in a dark basement room, the latter often appear to be situated alongside the wall of a house, with a view of an open square or a street to the side.




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