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Bernardo Polo
Still Life with an Ebony and Ivory Cabinetlate 17th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, The Iberian World: From Spain to Spanish America
Oil painting still life with a black inlaid cabinet, two red ceramic pitchers, a tortoiseshell casket, a wicker basket of breads and dark fruits, biscuits on a plate, and a dark glass bottle, all arranged on a fringed red cloth
Oil painting detail showing a black surface decorated with silver scrolling arabesques and small crowned motifs, alongside a tortoiseshell-patterned panel bordered with white lace trim, and a partial red pomegranate at upper right.
Oil painting detail of a black cabinet with intricate silver scrollwork and foliate intarsia decoration across two horizontal panels, each centered with a small gold crown motif; a ribbed dark bowl and two bread rolls rest on a surface in the foreground.
Oil painting detail of a still life: a tightly woven wicker basket on a draped ledge, holding carved decorative objects including a white ring-shaped piece, an engraved spherical form, and a cylindrical bronze vessel, rendered with fine brushwork.
Oil painting still life detail showing a ribbed glass vessel filled with liquid on a pewter plate surrounded by small bread rolls, with a dark inlaid cabinet and wine glass visible behind, crackled paint surface evident.
Oil painting still life detail of a domed casket with tortoiseshell veneer, trimmed with silver filigree lace-like borders and a small crown-shaped keyhole escutcheon, set atop a dark cabinet decorated with scrolling silver arabesque inlay and gilt crown motifs.
Oil painting detail of a dark cylindrical box with a pale grey lidded top bearing cursive script, resting on a wooden ledge draped with green fringe, against a black background with silver arabesque scrollwork.
Oil painting still life, branches with brown pears and green leaves against a dark background, with a red pomegranate at upper right and a decorative object with scrollwork at lower right, fine crackled surface visible throughout.
Artist or Maker
Bernardo Polo
Spain, active Zaragoza, 1675-1700
Title
Still Life with an Ebony and Ivory Cabinet
Date Made
late 17th century
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 28 3/4 × 43 5/16 in. (73 × 110 cm) Frame: 37 × 52 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (93.98 × 132.72 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2023 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2023.58
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Christie's New York. Spanish Old Master Paintings: Including Velázquez's 'Saint Rufina.' New York: Christie's, 1999. Auction catalog.