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Four Apricots on a Stone Plinth
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Four Apricots on a Stone Plinth

Adriaen Coorte · 1698 · panel; paper; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Coorte portrayed with the precision of a scientist. By isolating it, it is as if he wanted to get to the very essence of a peach or a gooseberry. Although these four paintings were not conceived as a series, they have formed an ensemble since the second half of the 18th century.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineFour Apricots on a Stone Plinth. 1698. Adriaen Coorte. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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