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Still Life with Flowers, Vegetables, and Pigeons

Simone del Tintore (Italian (Lucchese), about 1630–1708)

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 118.74 x 88.26 cm (46 3/4 x 34 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Lucy Dalbiac Luard Fund
Accession Number69.1059
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
Little is known of Tintore's life, and few works are attributed to him. His still lifes are more decorative than naturalistic, with the abundance of fruits and vegetables loosely arranged; here, they are held together by a broad serpentine curve that moves the eye from upper right to lower left.

Provenance1969, Frederick Mont, Inc., New York; 1969, sold by Mont to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: September 23, 1969)

NOTES:
[1] The painting was accessioned with an attribution to Tommaso Salini.