No.14 

Bartolomeo Bimbi (Settignano, Florence 1648 - 1729 Florence) and workshop
Two still lifes with pears representing the months July and August, oil on canvas, 100 x 125 cm, framed, (2), (Wo)

These two compositions are typical examples of Bimbi’s still lifes of fruit, for which he was held in high esteem at the Medici court. His patron was Cosimo III de’ Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Originally, these two works formed part of a series of four compositions - the two other paintings representing September/October and winter respectively. The fruits, observed with almost scientific accuracy, can be assigned to the different seasons. The painted lists in the present works mention the names of those varieties of fruit maturing in July and August. The compositions of our paintings are based on a famous work in the Villa Medicea in Poggio a Caiano. It was likewise commissioned by Cosimo III and represents various varieties of pears growing ripe at different times of the year.
Exhibitions: Natura morta. Still Life Paintings and the Medici Collections, edited by S. Casciu, M. Chiarini; Williamsburg, Virginia, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, 10 November 2006 to 18 March 2007; Rochester, New York, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, 30 March to 5 August 2007, Madison, Wisconsin, Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, 24 August to 13 January 2008
Literature: Natura morta. Still-Life painting and the Medici Collections, exhibition catalogue, edited by S. Casciu, M. Chiarini

estimate €230.000,- to €300.000,-

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