
Artist
Louise Moillon
Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of A
- Louise Moillon (French, 1610–1696)
- Oil on Panel, 53.3 x 71.3 cm
- 1630
- Art Institute of Chicago; Wirt D. Walker Fund, 1948.78
The Artist
Born into a family of artists—her father and her stepfather were painters and art dealers, and her brother was a painter—Louise Moillon specialized in still life painting, especially of fruits and vegetables. Her patrons included members of the French
Learn more about Moillon’s painting Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of Asparagus: Art Institute of Chicago
Books about Louise Moillon
Nonfiction
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