Wine, Cheese, and Fruit

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

AIC_.1994.239

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AIC_.1994.239

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Paintings

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Paintings

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Francis, John F.

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Francis, John F.

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

North American; American

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North American; American

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

American; 1808-1886 North and Central America,North America,United Sta

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American; 1808-1886 North and Central America,North America,United Sta

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

John F. Francis

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John F. Francis

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Wine, Cheese, and Fruit

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Wine, Cheese, and Fruit

Title

false

Title Type:

preferred

ott

preferred

Title Type

false

View:

full view

rid

full view

View

false

Creation Date:

1857

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1857

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1857

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1857

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1857

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1857

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Oil on canvas

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Oil on canvas

Materials and Techniques

false

Creation Place:

North and Central America,North America,United States,Pennsylvania

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North and Central America,North America,United States,Pennsylvania

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

unframed:63.5 x 76.2 cm (25 x 30 in.)framed: 86.4 x 99.1 cm (34 x 39 in.)

met

unframed:63.5 x 76.2 cm (25 x 30 in.)framed: 86.4 x 99.1 cm (34 x 39 in.)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Art Institute of Chicago

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1994.239

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1994.239

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Art Institute of Chicago, Restricted gifts of Charles C. Haffner III and Mrs. Herbert Alexander Vance; Wesley M. Dixon, Jr., Fund

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The Art Institute of Chicago, Restricted gifts of Charles C. Haffner III and Mrs. Herbert Alexander Vance; Wesley M. Dixon, Jr., Fund

Credit Line

false

Inscriptions:

Signed, lower right: "J. F. Francis/ Pt. 1857"

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Signed, lower right: "J. F. Francis/ Pt. 1857"

Inscriptions

false

Rights:

http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html

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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Succulent grapes, crumbling cheese, sparkling wine in elegant glasses, and cognac in tumblers are depicted in this opulent 'luncheon piece' by John Francis. Originally an itinerant portrait painter, Francis turned to still life in the mid-nineteenth century when the availability of daguerreotype portraits rendered his trade obsolete. The penchant for household embellishment among the victorian middle class created a lively market for still-life paintings, which were often hung in dining rooms. The prominent presence of spirits in this painting may refer to the mid-century growth of the temperance movement, which promoted the ideals of moderation and self-control.

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Succulent grapes, crumbling cheese, sparkling wine in elegant glasses, and cognac in tumblers are depicted in this opulent 'luncheon piece' by John Francis. Originally an itinerant portrait painter, Francis turned to still life in the mid-nineteenth century when the availability of daguerreotype portraits rendered his trade obsolete. The penchant for household embellishment among the victorian middle class created a lively market for still-life paintings, which were often hung in dining rooms. The prominent presence of spirits in this painting may refer to the mid-century growth of the temperance movement, which promoted the ideals of moderation and self-control.

Context

false

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Wine, Cheese, and Fruit