About this motif
Fruit and roses together combine enjoyment and beauty, a popular theme in Baroque table pictures. Arrangements like this adorned festive occasions.
Sommer's etching "Bowl with Roses" shows a footed bowl with pineapple, grapes and red roses, with pears, plums and another rose in front. Image about 5 x 7 cm on a 13 x 18 cm sheet, black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.
