Michelangelo Cerquozzi often painted in the so-called Bamboccianti style.This style was named after Il Bamboccio, the nickname of the Dutch painted Pieter van Laer who worked in Rome. He painted typically Dutch genre works in Italian landscapes. Considering Cerquozzi's contacts with Dutch artists such as Van Laer, Dutch influences on the iconography are not unlikely. The theme of plucking fruit, which could be seen as erotic, was already common in the Netherlands in the 16th century., For centuries the pomegranate was a symbol of fertility and abundance, undoubtedly because of the many seeds it contains. The girl looks longingly up at the young man; he has just given her a fruit so ripe it has burst open. It is easy to see why the pomegranate was regarded as an aphrodisiac.
Specifications
| Title | Harvest of Pomegranates |
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| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width Error: 113,5 is not a valid BCD value cm Height 182 cm |
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| Artists |
Painter:
Michelangelo Cerquozzi
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| Accession number | 2662 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 1963 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1963 |
| Creation date | in circa 1640 -1660 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) Hans Makarts Abundantia (2012) |
| External exhibitions |
De Bentvueghels (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Michelangelo Cerquozzi
Rome 1602 - Rome 1660
Michelangelo Cerquozzi mainly worked in Rome, the city where he was born. He often painted Bambocciate, in which peasant scenes were featured. Cerquozzi was a...
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