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Panfilo Nuvolone — Still Life With Grapes, Peaches, And Pears On A Pewter Tazza, With A Self-portrait In The Reflection
Panfilo Nuvolone

Still Life With Grapes, Peaches, And Pears On A Pewter Tazza, With A Self-portrait In The Reflection

This exquisite oil on panel by Panfilo Nuvolone presents a lush arrangement of grapes, peaches, and pears resting upon a gleaming pewter tazza, rendered with meticulous attention to texture and light. The metallic surface of the vessel serves as a mirror, reflecting a diminutive self-portrait of the artist, a clever and intimate device that situates Nuvolone himself within the composition. The work exemplifies the refined elegance of Northern Italian still life painting, balancing naturalistic precision with a quiet sense of artistic self-awareness.

Medium
oil on panel

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Paintings Evening Sale

January 29, 2020

Estimate: $200,000$300,000

Lot 49

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Panfilo Nuvolone, Still Life With Grapes, Peaches, And Pears On A Pewter Tazza, With A Self-portrait In The Reflection

This exquisite oil on panel by Panfilo Nuvolone presents a lush arrangement of grapes, peaches, and pears resting upon a gleaming pewter tazza, rendered with meticulous attention to texture and light. The metallic surface of the vessel serves as a mirror, reflecting a diminutive self-portrait of the artist, a clever and intimate device that situates Nuvolone himself within the composition. The work exemplifies the refined elegance of Northern Italian still life painting, balancing naturalistic precision with a quiet sense of artistic self-awareness.

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

Related themes

Baroque, Reflective, Fruit, Decorative, Italian, Oil On Panel, Intricate, Self-Portrait, Warm Tones, Still Life