Fra Juan Sanchez Cotan Still Life Baroque Spain Paintings

Fra Juan Sanchez Cotan Still Life Baroque Spain Paintings

Today, I wanted to review some lovely paintings by Fra Juan Sanchez Cotan. He was the first Spanish painter to specialize solely on still life. Unlike most painters, he did not have the pressure of making commissions  He could focus solely on his art. Those are the perks of being subsidence by the church. Now, its time to review these 5 paintings. Cotan does have a lot more still life. However, these were the few images that were wallpaper sized on the internet.





Allow me to explain the odd window format of this painting. In the old days, they used to display food in a window. Cotan used the form of the paintings to make his still lives look more realistic. Now, here we have this still life. The pickle is in the foreground to create a 3D effect. The black background also makes the figures stick closer to the foreground. What is neat is the open melon. It looks really yummy and a bit green. Truly, this amassing Juan Sanchez Cotan painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Here is another lovely still life. This time, the game fowl is the thing that sticks out the most. The arrangement of the fruits is pretty neat. I like how the birds get smaller as you go up. Overall, this arrangement gives equal weight to all the fruits. However, there is a bit more emphasis on the fowls. Truly, this lovely still life by Juan Sanchez Cotan deserves 5 stars rating.

Here is another lovely still life. At the center of the border, I can see Cotan's signature and the dating of this painting. What I like best are the apples and the lemons. The texture on them looks quite realistic. As usual, we have the pointed vegetables closer to the foreground. Overall, this still life came out pretty realistic. This painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Here is another still life painting. The pretty flowers came out lovely. What is different about this still life is the the different kinds of textures. This is well noted in the red vase. It is a bummer where Cotan got the different kinds of flowers. What I like best are the wild cherries. This lovely still life deserves 5 stars rating.

This is the last still life worth rating. It features four carrots and a cardoon. You know, I never seen a vegetable that odd. I wonder if it is edible. In any case, this last still life by Fra Juan Sanchez Cotan deserves 5 stars rating. I hope that you liked this short baroque art feature. I have more planned for the near future.