# Still-Life of Fruit

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## Artwork

- Artist: [FORTE, Luca](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/forte-luca-rd5d81a07f5baef>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 76 x 58 cm

## Commentary

Still-Life of Fruit c. 1640 Oil on canvas, 76 x 58 cm Narodna galerija Slovenije, Ljubljana The present still-life represents various types of fruit: cherries, peaches, figs and pears. It can be assumed that it is an allegory of the four seasons, each season symbolized by a characteristic fruit. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 13 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/vivaldi\_rv269\_spring.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Vivaldi: Concerto in E major RV 269 op. 8. No. 1 \(Spring\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Still-Life](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/forte-luca-rd5d81a07f5baef/still-life-r94bfd4493a7269>)

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