Still life with a turkey, two doves and a lemon together with some onions and garlic
between 1724 and 1776
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This oil on canvas depicts a game still life composition featuring a dead turkey, two doves, and assorted vegetables such as onions and garlic. The painting exemplifies the artist's focus on realistic detail and dramatic chiaroscuro.
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Giacomo Ceruti was famously nicknamed 'Il Pitocchetto' (the little beggar) due to his specialization in depicting the poor and downtrodden of Lombardy. While this still life focuses on game rather than people, it shares the same gritty, unvarnished realism that defined his career, contrasting sharply with the idealized imagery favored by many of his contemporaries.
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Still life with a turkey, two doves and a lemon together with some onions and garlic
Giacomo Ceruti, between 1724 and 1776
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