Still Life with Copper Pot, Cheese and Eggs

"Still Life with Copper Pot, Cheese and Eggs" is a work by Jean Siméon Chardin. It is listed in the Still Life collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Background on Still Life: Later artists, including Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso, used humble still-life subjects to test ideas about space and form. Dutch vanitas paintings used objects such as skulls, candles, and wilting flowers to remind viewers that time passes.

"Still Life with Copper Pot, Cheese and Eggs" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Still life works are appreciated for their intimacy and rich surface detail, which makes them especially suited to dining rooms, kitchens, studies, and other quieter parts of the home. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.

French, 1699–1779

If you like the visual language of Jean Siméon Chardin, explore more works by the same artist in our collection.