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Red Cloud
Portrait of Charles II of Savoy known as the Good
Lamentation over the dead Christ
Madonna and Child
The children of Charles I of England
Madonna and Child with Six Saints
The archangel Gabriel and Tobias
Bas-relief with a garland of flowers and fruit
Madonna and Child
The three archangels and Tobias
the return of the prodigal son
Portrait of a Gentlewoman
Madonna and Child
Trinity
Stigmata of St. Francis
The vanity of human life
Portrait of an Old Man
Annunciation
Venus
Bust of Minerva
Bust - manly portrait
Psykter di Euthymides
Plate decorated with ribbons and nets
Canteen bowl
Ingot Blade Kit
Landscape relief known as of Polyphemus and Galatea
Colombine ointment
Signpost
Fibulae with disc bracket
Portrait of Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy
Madona with Child
Story of Aeneas and Dido
The family of Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia
Holy family with San Giovannino
The Sacra di San Michele
The thirst suffered by the first crusaders under Jerusalem
Table tureen
Rotisserie
Coffee cup
Kanjar (pug)
Japanese armor of the Do-Maru type
Parade plaque of Henry II of France
Corsaletto
Horse headboard
Portrait of a young girl
Self portrait
Male head
Naked young man next to an old oriental dress
Young man study
Pisces album
Fish album
Fish album
Bird album
Flower album

Bas-relief with a garland of flowers and fruit

Pieter Verbruggen il Vecchio

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Royal Museums Turin

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An ornamental stone bas-relief culminating with a child's head emerges from the dark background of the canvas. The central medallion is empty, but in other compositions by the same artist it welcomes a sacred or mythological scene. A rich garland of flowers and fruit embellishes the sculpture: in the lower part the roses are intertwined with peonies, bluebells, carnations and wildflowers with the solitary presence of a cornflower; in the upper part there is a lush variety of grape clusters, corn cobs, apricots, plums, figs, a pumpkin, a branch of cherries and, above, two red chillies that stand out for their chromatic intensity. Colorful butterflies animate the scene, alighting here and there. Flowers and fruits are painted with extraordinary adherence to life, but the whole composition appears to be strongly studied and not naturalistic, perhaps linked to symbolic meanings. The painting, previously attributed to Verbruggen the Younger, is currently assigned, based on the characteristics of the signature, to his father, an artist specialized in the execution of opulent floral still lifes that enjoyed great success in the second half of the seventeenth century. The work entered the collections of the art gallery in 1871 following a purchase from the architect Ferdinando Reycend (Turin 1810 - 1879). Signed lower center «CASPER. P. VERBRVGGHEN. F.
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Title: Bas-relief with a garland of flowers and fruit

Author: Pieter Verbruggen il Vecchio

Date: 1650 - 1680

Technique: Oil painting on canvas

Displayed in: Royal Museums Turin

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