Copper Still-life Paintings

"Gnarly" is a stunning, elegant painting depicting a mystic olive tree in the center, surrounded by a rich golden background. Artist Anastasia Gklava is an expert at applying gold le...

Pair of flower still lifes with various flowers (including a tulip) in a basket, oil on copper Flemisch school, second half 17th century. Dimensions excl. frame: 17 x 22 cm. Dimensions incl. frame: 23 x 28 cm. Still-life painting as an independent genre or specialty first flourished in the Netherlands during the early 1600s, although German and French painters (for example, Georg Flegel and Sebastian Stoskopff; 21.152.1, 2002.68) were also early participants in the development, and less continuous traditions of Italian and Spanish still-life painting date from the same period. Still-life motifs occur fairly frequently in manuscripts, books of hours, and panel paintings of the 1400s and 1500s, such as Robert Campin’s Annunciation Triptych (56.70) of about 1425, and in Petrus Christus‘ Goldsmith in his Shop of 1449 (1975.1.110). Many of the objects depicted in these early works are symbolic of some quality of the Virgin or another religious figure (for example, the lily stands for purity), while other objects may remind the viewer of an edifying concept such as worldly vanity or temperance (as in the case of the goldsmith’s mirror and scales). Moralizing meanings are also common in independent still-life paintings of the seventeenth century, which range from such obviously didactic works as Jacques de Gheyn...

Kristen Santucci's "Spring Peonies" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of three blooming pink peonies. Kristen grew up in Greenbelt, Maryland. She was always creative as a child and had an interest in art, but it wasn’t until she moved to Florida in 1988 and worked as a picture framer that she started painting. Florida’s sunsets...

"Persimmons" is a realist still life painted with a neutral toned palette. Painted with Oil on Copper. The painting shows two branches with fruit and subtle red-orange and green leav...

Listen is inspired by the moment you put your ear to a shell and hear the sound f the sea. If you are silent and close your eyes and believe, you may hear it. The Painting is experi...

"The Gift" is a stunning, elegant painting depicting a bright pink potted floral in the center, surrounded by a rich golden background. Artist Anastasia Gklava is an expert at applyi...

"Moonlight Walking" is a stunning, elegant painting depicting a pattern of trees, like an olive grove, and a dramatic full moon above. A rich golden background embraces everything. A...

Maria Meriggi, born in 1935, is an Italian painter known for her evocative depictions of urban landscapes and everyday scenes, particularly those of Venice. Her notable works include...

Calvin Lai's (US based) "Let's Play Ball" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of a plastic toy bear in situ with an apple and a wooden mannequin, all cast...

"The Mastic Trees Embrace" is a stunning, elegant painting depicting lush green branches intertwining and embracing, surrounded by a rich golden background. Artist Anastasia Gklava i...

"Luscious" is a stunning, bright, minimal style painting with a tropical fuchsia and white flower in the centre of a rich golden background. Artist Anastasia Gklava is an expert at a...

Multicolored apples fill an elegant crystal vase collocated on a smooth surface. This vase is the heart of the composition and it captures with its opulence of details the attention ...