Simon Pietersz. Verelst (1644-1721)

A trompe l'oeil: a bunch of grapes hanging before a stone wall

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Simon Pietersz. Verelst (1644-1721)
A trompe l'oeil: a bunch of grapes hanging before a stone wall
signed and dated S.VE.F-/1709 (VE linked) lower left
oil on canvas
35.4 x 31 cm

Lot Essay

Trompe l'oeils were painted by the artist throughout his career; one, of circa 1670/75, was in the collection of King Charles II (F. Lewis, Simon Pietersz. Verelst, p.38, n0120). The subject was probably inspired by Pliny, Historia Naturalis 35-36, where he relates how grapes painted by Appeles were so realistic that they were picked at by birds.

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