Still-Life with Grapes, Apples and a Jug

Private collection

still-life

This still-life is composed of a great variety of forms and materials. The painter adopts a relatively high viewpoint here, providing a plunging view of the food added to the arrangement and other table utensils.

About the Artist

Georg Flegel

1566 – 1638

German painter. He acquired citizen's rights in Frankfurt in 1597 and stayed there until he died. He worked a lot together with the Fleming Lucas van Valckenborch. Flegel is considered to be the most important representative of early modern German still-lifes. He specialized in so-called meals, banquet, breakfast and flower still-lifes.

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