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Giovanni Quinsa — Still life with heraldic vase of flowers next to a shallow bowl of fruit and dead bird
Giovanni Quinsa

Still life with heraldic vase of flowers next to a shallow bowl of fruit and dead bird

An oil on canvas still life by Giovanni Quinsa featuring a heraldic vase of flowers, a shallow bowl of fruit, and a dead bird. The composition demonstrates the Northern European tradition of vanitas imagery popular in the 17th century.

Medium
oil on canvas
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Paintings Part II

January 18, 2022

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 343

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Giovanni Quinsa, Still life with heraldic vase of flowers next to a shallow bowl of fruit and dead bird

An oil on canvas still life by Giovanni Quinsa featuring a heraldic vase of flowers, a shallow bowl of fruit, and a dead bird. The composition demonstrates the Northern European tradition of vanitas imagery popular in the 17th century.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Vanitas, Fruit, Heraldic, Flowers, Oil on Canvas, Still Life, Northern European