Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

Breakfast Still Life with Blackberry Pie

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Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Abstract

In the early 1630s Heda began to use the compositional structures. He placed the white tablecloth on the left or right-hand edge of the table, so that the middle of the table is not covered and is no longer symmetric. In subsequent 'banketjes' (banquet pieces), the tablecloth was pushed further and further aside - as early as 1638 in Heda's paintings - until it was actually crumpled. Whereas for quite some time food was shown as almost untouchable, precious and just for display, increasing traces of consumption are now visible. The objects were no longer merely intended to embody status-defining values, but became evidence of spontaneous acts which disrupted the festive structures of the framework.

Keywords

Dresden, Germany, Netherlands, Style: Dutch Baroque Era, School: Dutch Baroque, Movement: Baroque, oil paintings --, still lifes --

Geographic Location

Dresden, Germany; Netherlands

Time Period

1631

Type

StillImage

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Media Type

Pictures

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Identifier

A01-MHF1236

Breakfast Still Life with Blackberry Pie

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