Picture "A Girl with Fruits" (1655-1660), framed
Picture "A Girl with Fruits" (1655-1660), framed
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 499 copies | numbered certificate | reproduction, Giclée print on canvas | artist's varnish | on stretcher frame | framed | size 59 x 49 cm (h/w)
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Picture "A Girl with Fruits" (1655-1660), framed
Original: Oil on canvas. Moscow, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.
High-quality reproduction in the Fine Art Giclée process, worked by hand on artist's cotton canvas and traditionally stretched on a real wooden stretcher frame. The surface of the motif with tactile and visible canvas structure is sealed with artist's varnish. A handmade real wood studio frame with gold leaf gilding completes the perfect appearance. Limited edition of 499 copies with a numbered certificate on the back. Size 59 x 49 cm (h/w). Exclusively at ars mundi.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
About Bartolomé E. Murillo
Bartolomé Esteban Perez was baptised in Seville on 1 January 1618. After his father's death, the ten-year-old was apprenticed to Juan del Castillo. However, his earliest works, with their austere naturalism, bear witness to the influence of the art of Juan de las Roelas and Francisco de Herrera the Elder. His painting received important impulses from the art of Francisco de Zurbarán and Jusepe Riberas.
His first independent work from 1645-46 was the eleven legend paintings for the cloister of the former monastery of St. Francisco in Seville. His special way of creating an enchanting atmosphere through gentle lighting won him new commissions. He painted three paintings for the cathedral of Seville.
In addition to religious motifs, Murillo also created genre paintings, which were in great demand. The subtle use of light and shadow as well as warm colours made these paintings sought-after works of art.
Around 1650, Murillo received important inspiration from the works of Raphael, Peter Paul Rubens and Anthonis van Dyck. Soft contours, delicate-toned colours and the golden veil of light give his distinctive style the title "estilo vaporoso".
In 1660, the painter's success was highlighted by his appointment as president of the Seville Academy of Art, which he co-founded.
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo died in his hometown on 3 April 1682 at the age of 64. He was the main representative of the High Baroque and one of the most famous Spanish painters. Many of his works can be seen today in major European museums.
Term used to describe the art of the 17th century. The Baroque art style, which originated in Rome around 1600, quickly spread through the visual arts, literature, and music across nerly all of Europe, lasting in the visual arts until 1770. The final phase is generally characterised by Rococo.
Characteristic features include: the pulsating movement of all forms, the abolition of boundaries between architecture, painting, and sculpture, leading to the typical "Gesamtkunstwerk" ("total work of art"), and, above all, the purposeful use of light, which became an important artistic component. The subordination of the individual parts to the whole resulted in the creation of a unified yet dynamic space, which is fully expressed in the magnificent buildings of this period.
The Baroque art, with its penchant for grandeur, splendour, and rushing abundance, clearly reflects the desire for representation, which was a concern of secular and ecclesiastical, especially the Catholic patrons strengthened by the Counter-Reformation. In painting, characteristic features of the Baroque, are manifested in altar and ceiling painting, history scences and portraits.
Typical representatives include artists such as Anthony van Dyck, Peter Paul Rubens, as well as Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the field of sculpture.
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Giclée = derived from the French verb gicler "to squirt, to spray".
The Giclée method is a digital printing process. It is a high-resolution, large-format print produced with an inkjet printer using special different-coloured dye- or pigment-based inks (usually six to twelve). The inks are lightfast, meaning they are resistant to harmful UV light. They provide a high level of nuance, contrast, and saturation.
The Giclée process is suitable for art canvases, handmade paper and watercolour paper as well as silk.