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The image shows a view of rocky white cliffs descending towards the sea. Small ships dot the water below, while two figures towards the bottom of the image look out down the cliffs. They are surrounded by gray rocks and green trees. One figure wears a dress and a shawl over their hair, while the other wears a wide-brimmed yellow hat and appears to be holding a book or piece of paper.
Georg Emil Libert, View of Sommerspiret, the Cliffs of Møn, 1846, oil on canvas, mounted on board, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, 2015.21.1

View of Sommerspiret, the Cliffs of Møn

Georg Emil Libert · 1846 · oil on canvas, mounted on board ·  Accession ID  2015.21.1

A dish of about two dozen figs, a crusty loaf of bread, a tall, black flask, and two wooden vessels are closely gathered on a wooden table or ledge in this vertical still life painting. At the front right, the figs are either deep purple or pale green. The shallow, pale lavender-gray dish in which they are piled has a narrow, scalloped edge. The round loaf of golden-brown bread, with its split top, sits behind and to our left of the figs. In the lower left corner, next to the figs and closest to us, the handle of a knife projects toward us. Its pewter-colored blade angles back away from us. Beyond the bread is a wide-bellied, black, long-necked bottle with a cork. White reflections of windows out of our view to our left glint on the shiny, inky surface. Next to it, to our right, a small wooden barrel is about the size of an American football. At the back right, the cylindrical neck of a copper vessel pokes out of a pile of pale ice shavings, all within a keg-like bucket. The still life is set against a dark brown background.
Luis Meléndez, Still Life with Figs and Bread, c. 1770, oil on canvas, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2000.6.1

Still Life with Figs and Bread

Luis Meléndez · c. 1770 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2000.6.1