Tuesday, 6 October 2026

A lemon or an orange in Jan Davidsz de Heem's painting of 1665

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Detail of a painting: a peeled fruit with a white spiral of pith, a wheat ear above and small insects below.

A magnificent lemon, if we trust the title of the painting, or an orange, if we trust our own eyes. By the master of the Golden Age of Dutch painting Jan Davidsz. de Heem, 1665

Have you ever seen a fruit peeled in so unusual a fashion?

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