Axial Commons Image Treasury
Oil painting of a hanging garland of fruit and flowers with a blue ribbon, butterflies and insects in a dark arched niche.

Festoon of Fruits and Flowers

A dark, arched niche holds a hanging garland of peaches, grapes, pomegranate, lemons, plums, and blossoms, tied with a blue ribbon from a brass ring. Butterflies, a moth, and insects, including a caterpillar, are scattered among the fruit against the shadowed background.

Artist
Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Date
1660-1670
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3206 × 4000 px
Download full size
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1670.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Guirnalda de frutas y flores

Un nicho oscuro de arco alberga una guirnalda colgante de melocotones, uvas, granada, limones, ciruelas y flores, atada con una cinta azul a un anillo de latón. Mariposas, una polilla e insectos, incluida una oruga, se distribuyen entre la fruta sobre el fondo sombrío.

Português: Festão de frutas e flores

Um nicho escuro e arqueado abriga um festão suspenso de pêssegos, uvas, romã, limões, ameixas e flores, amarrado com uma fita azul a um anel de latão. Borboletas, uma mariposa e insetos, incluindo uma lagarta, espalham-se entre as frutas sobre o fundo sombrio.

More from Natural History

Woman in white cap seated in a dim kitchen, preparing food on a plate as a tabby cat reaches up; poultry in a basket and a flower vase nearby.Vrouw aan de maaltijd, bekend als 'Het ontbijt van de kat'Dark still life painting of a dense flower bouquet in a stone urn, with a snarling cat and wooden mousetrap at left.The Overturned BouquetPainting of a dense bouquet of white, red, pink and purple flowers in a vase against a golden background, with pansies and a carnation spilling onto a ledge.Stilleven met bloemenDark still life painting of a glass vase with tulips, irises and roses, with butterflies and an orange on a stone ledge.Stilleven met bloemenPainting of a smiling young man with wind-blown red-orange hair, green eyes and a blue cornflower between his teeth, against a yellow dotted background.Young Man with CornflowerDim temple interior where a robed elder in pink raises his arms toward an infant held by a woman in blue, with a kneeling woman lit in the foreground.Simeon's song of praise