Autumn Fruit | Narodna galerija

Various types of fruit, among them a melon, apples, citrus fruit, white and red grapes, are arranged in a basket and beside it, as well as on the remains of an ancient building. On the left the view opens towards a hill in the distance.

The composition and style of this still life recall models of the Roman School of the end of the 17th century and the early 18th century, but despite this the execution of the painting and the subject suggest a dating in the 19th century.

Artist Anonymous

Year of creation 19th Century

Technique oil, canvas

Dimensions 73,5 x 89 cm

Inventory number NG S 2445, National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana

Preservation: Good. Chalk priming.
Restored: 1986, Kemal Selmanović. The painting was in very bad condition when it was handed over to the Gallery in 1985. It had been restored at least twice in the past.
Provenance: Probably FCC ca. 1945; from 1954 to 1985 it was on loan to the minister Tone Fajfar; 1986, the Government of Slovenia entrusted it to the Narodna galerija. – Mrs. Nina Škodlar mentioned on 17 November 1988 that the painting could have come from the collection of the Counts of Attems in Slovenska Bistrica, where Tone Fajfar had gone to take works of art. On the “Blondel” frame was a brass plate with the caption: Jacob Jordaens / 1592–1670.