Luscious fruit painted by Adriaen Coorte, a Dutch Golden Age artist who lived from 1665 to 1707. Gooseberries on a Table. 1701. Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. via commons.wikimedia.org. Artwork in the public domain. Three peaches on a stone ledge with a Painted Lady butterfly. 1693-95. via nl.wikipedia.org. Artwork in the public domain. Still life with five apricots. `1704. via fineartamerica.com. Artwork in the public domain.
Life as a bowlful of cherries . . .Images of fruit, plates from C. M.Hovey’s “The Fruits of America” which was published in 1851. Plate 143. via flickr.com. Image in the public domain. Plate 207. via flickr.com. Inage in the public domain.