Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps painted ‘Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese’ in 1858. Oil on canvas. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The still life features a herring, a loaf of bread, and a wedge of cheese. The objects are arranged casually on a simple wooden table.

Decamps is primarily known for his Orientalist works but explored various genres. This painting diverges from his more typical themes.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.254.2

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