Still-Life

This still-life with herring, lobster, turbot, red mullet, oysters, gurnard, lemon, chicory root, carrots, onions, terracotta pot and ladle, and straw flask, was executed during the artist’s stay in Venice, from about 1736 to 1742. Connections with Venetian painting are evident in the soft, quivering brushwork and the sumptuous, refined sense of colour, enhanced by the bright orange tonalities of the lobster, the brilliant red of the mullet, and the golden yellow of the lemon.