Still Life With Melon And Grapes

Roman School, 18th century

Still life with melon and grapes

Oil on canvas, cm 56 x 93

With frame 70 x 108

The present still life, for stylistic composition and coloristic elaboration refers to the school of central Italy of XVIII century, in particular of the Roman area. He is a painter who knows the art of the Castelli family, specialized in the genre of still life. Two were brothers: Bartolomeo (also called the Old) and Giovanni Paolo (called Spadino). The latter had a son: Bartolomeo, called the Younger. In their compositions with bright and bright colors, as in the present still life, melons or watermelons are often portrayed open and architectural elements. 

In this painting, a melon is depicted on the bare ground of the earth surrounded by peaches, juicy figs and grapes. In the background we perceive only the basis of an architectural element in an indistinct landscape.