Where Is Cup of Water and a Rose on a Silver Plate?

Q: Where can I see this still life?

You can see it at National Gallery in London, UK. Francisco de Zurbarán created it. The Spanish Baroque master's bodegones (still lifes) show objects with almost mystical intensity.

Q: Who painted this still life?

Francisco de Zurbarán created this meditative Spanish Baroque still life You can see it at National Gallery. The Spanish Baroque master's bodegones (still lifes) show objects with almost mystical intensity.

Q: Why are Zurbarán's still lifes valued?

Zurbarán's still lifes are prized for their austere beauty and spiritual quality. A cup, water, and rose become contemplative objects, painted with the same reverence he brought to religious subjects.

Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán painted this austere still life of a cup of water and rose on a silver plate. The Spanish Baroque master's bodegones (still lifes) show objects with almost mystical intensity.

Zurbarán's stark lighting creates dramatic presence from simple things. This painting hangs at the National Gallery in London.

You can see it at National Gallery in London, UK. Francisco de Zurbarán created it. The Spanish Baroque master's bodegones (still lifes) show objects with almost mystical intensity.

Francisco de Zurbarán created this meditative Spanish Baroque still life You can see it at National Gallery. The Spanish Baroque master's bodegones (still lifes) show objects with almost mystical intensity.

Zurbarán's still lifes are prized for their austere beauty and spiritual quality. A cup, water, and rose become contemplative objects, painted with the same reverence he brought to religious subjects.

Cup of Water and a Rose on a Silver Plate

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More by Francisco de Zurbarán

Apotheosis of St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Bartholomew almost in agony

The Holy Face

St. Pierre Pascal, Bishop of Jaen

Also at National Gallery

The Piazza San Marco towards the Basilica

The Japanis Bridge (Footbridge over the Water-Lily Pond)

Jesus Christ s Body Carried to the Tomb

Miraculous Draught of Fishes

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