THE CITRUS FRUITS IN THE PAINTINGS OF THE

MOST FAMOUS PAINTERS OF THE PAST

From 1434 to 1890

The Arnolfini Portrait is an oil painting  dated 1434 by the  painter  Jan van Eyck . The painting is a small full-length double portrait, which is believed to represent the Italian merchant Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini  and possibly his pegnant wife. The ORANGES casually placed to the left are a sign of wealth; they were very expensive in Burgundy, and may have been one of the items dealt in by Arnolfini. 

Allegory of Spring (1478) Sandro Botticelli .The painting features six female figures and two male, along with a blindfolded putto, in an ORANGE grove

Basket with fruit 1559 Caravaggio –Italian painter

Girl and 2 men at table -1618 Diego Velásquez Museum of Budapest

The two boys at table (1622) Veláquez at Wellington Museum London

Plate with citrons, Basket with oranges,a cup with a rose - Francisco de Zurbaran  1633  Los Angeles, Norton Simon Foundation 

Still life with oysters, Lemons and grapes 1660 -Cornelis de Heem Flemish painter

ORANGES,Bergamots, citrons,Lemons and Lumie (1715) - Bartolomeo Bimbi , Italian painter

Still nature with ORANGES and walnuts, 1772, Luis Meléndez  Spanish painter.  We can see some chestnuts, a melon, two pottery jugs and a small barrel.  It is believed  that  the jugs contain some wine and the barrel   some olives.

Still life 1878- Paul Cézanne French painter

“Lunch in the study " 1868 , Eduard Manet,  Here the painter represents   the coffee time after having eaten  oysters and lemons

The LEMON 1880 Eduard Manet French painter Orsay Museum  Paris 

Roses in a vase ,peaches and Lemon 1870? - Pierre-Auguste Renoir French painter 

Still life with ORANGES 1885 - Louis Hayet French painter

Still life with ORANGES -1899 Henri  Matisse French painter

Still life- 1890  Paul Gauguin French painter