Still Life with Fish
A. van Doeff
1625 - 1675
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
92.5; 104; 5.5
About this artwork
depth 5.5 cm
Art Historical Context
"Still Life with Fish" A. van Doeff, dating from 1625 to 1675, the Dutch Golden Age's fascination with still life painting. This large oil on canvas (104 x 92.5 cm) captures the era's prosperity and technical virtuosity, when the Netherlands dominated global trade, including seafood from its ports. Fish in such compositions often carried symbolic weight—reminders of life's transience (memento mor) amid abundance, reflecting Calvinist values of humility. Painted in oil on canvas, a medium favored for its versatility, the work likely showcases meticulous brushwork to render glistening scales, t...