Still life with lobster

Heem, Cornelis de (1631-1695)

Luycx, Christian (1623-ca. 1653) (formerly attributed to)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1660
Height:
135.5 cm  (53 3/8 in.)
Width:
182.8 cm  (72 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Columbus Museum of Art (Ohio)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1961.003]

Description

A still life depicting a lavish spread of food, with three musical instruments (lute, kit (pochette) and recorder) and an open music book.

Iconclass

41C38
laid table as still life
25F716(LOBSTER)
crustaceans: lobster

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394] (six-course lute)
Recorder [4039]
Kit [3571]

Musical works

CVMANA (CUMANA)legible music notation
The title "Cumana" on the music may refer to the Cumaean Sibyl, a prophetess of the ancient world associated with "singing the fates", a possible reference to the vanitas elements of this painting.

RIdIM images


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RIdIM record id

3328