# Still-Life with Peaches [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [COORTE, Adriaen]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on paper, laid down on panel, 31 x 23 cm ## Commentary This still-life shows three peaches on a stone ledge, with a Red Admiral butterfly. It is signed with monogram lower centre: AC. Coorte's still-life paintings are highly distinctive. In his simple designs, natural objects sit upon stone ledges against a dark background. His subject matter is restricted to limited themes: asparagus, wild strawberries, fruit, including peaches, medlars, apricots, black and red currants, cherries, gooseberries and grapes, and lastly nuts and shells. His still-lifes are occasionally accompanied by a delicate butterfly. ## Related artworks - [Five Shells on a Slab of Stone]() - [Still-Life with Asparagus and Red Currants]() - [Still-Life with Asparagus]() - [Still-Life with Sea Shells]() - [Still-Life with Wild Strawberries]() - [Three Medlars with a Butterfly]() - [Wild Strawberries on a Ledge]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()