Francisco de zurbarán, still life, prado museum, oil on canvas, 46 cm x 84 cm. The painting represents six household utensils: a metal container and three ceramic ones, of which the first (metallic) and the fourth rest on separate plates, and all sit on top of a shelf. The artist delights in representing different textures, shiny or matte on a black background. It uses a very simple arrangement of elements. It is the dark light that makes the figures stand out, but there are no shadows projected between them, so he must have painted each of the objects separately. It is one of the few still lifes by the extremaduran master and, as is usual for him, he focuses on the pleasure of representing the different materials and textures, which he captures with a display of technique. The sobriety of the painting avoids presenting any symbolic meaning. Everything is materiality and stillness. Object Type: painting. Genre: still life. Date: circa 1650. Place of creation: Spain. Dimensions: height: 46 cm (18.1 in) ; width: 84 cm (33 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Bodegón de recipientes (Zurbarán)
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