THE olive trees and the tomatoes
IN THE PAINTINGS OF THE PAST
From 500 b. C. to 1968
Anfora Vulci – 500 a.C. Olive Harvest
The oil and the olives harvest have been a principal part of the life of man through the ages, starting from the classical and Christian tradition.
Fresco in Ercolano 79 d.C. – Oil press
After the flood, the dove brings an olive branch to Noah, a sign that the waters have receded. Probably as a result of this episode in Christian culture, the olive tree has become a symbol of peace between God and mankind.
V-VI century – Noah and the dove (Rome)
Pax (1337) - A.Lorenzetti PAX (peace) is represented by an olive encircling garland for the head.
PAINTINGS (XV century) Olive Harvest
"The Annunciation" (1333) – Simone Martini Lippo Memmi (1333 ,Galleria degli Uffizi di Firenze), Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1344, Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena)
“The prayer in the garden" (1499) Sandro Botticelli
Nativity" (1501) - Sandro Botticelli The angels dance in the sky and they carry olive branches, which two of them have presented to the men they embrace in the foreground.
"Happy Union" (1570) – Paolo VeroneseThe husband and the wife hold an olive branch, symbol of peace and harmony
For centuries the olive branch has been associated with peace but at the beginning of the nineteenth century the Mediterranean landscape is represented in all their details, as a constant presence.
Christ in Getsemani (National Gallery London )1595, El Greco painted Jesus Christ ,absorbed in a setting where the olive tree is the characteristic element.
Still life 1615 Floris van Dick,The small bowl containing the olives is in the background
Still life with crab Willelm Claesz, 1648, Some olives are lying into an elegant
decorated plate;
Still life ,Pieter Claesz,1645 Some green olives are lying into a small decorated plate on the table
“Among the olive trees in Settignano" (1885) – T. Signorini
Madonna of the olive tree ,1888 Niccolò Barabino
Olive grove in a blue sky ,Saint-Rémy, 1889Olive trees 1889
The olive, in all its luxuriant identity is represented as a natural element of the landscape, and emblem of a wise and authentic beauty, by the artist Vincent Van Gogh who sought to capture the fascinating and profound essence of this plant.
Olive trees under the sun (1889) - Van Gogh
Olive trees under a yellow sky – 1889The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Olive grove in Les Baux ,1889
Olive Garden Renoir, Pierre Auguste 1882
Les oliviers de l'Estaque Renoir, Pierre Auguste 1882
Olive groves in Bordighera (Italy) , 1884. Claude Monet
Olive Trees 1907 Georges Braque ,Worcester Art Museum
Promenade among the Olive Trees, 1906 Henri Matisse
Olive trees landscape at Cadaques ,1922 Salvador Dalì (Spain)
Olive trees ,1958 Renato Guttuso (Italy)
"The olive pickers(1973) –V. GuerrazziIn the painting Guerazzi represents a dark and gloomy atmosphere, with several trees in sad autumn colors , in relation with old olive women. Each woman is dressed in black; the soil is poor and meager. The artist wants to express the hard work of the women consumed from care and tiredness.
“The harvest of olives " Vincenzo Guerrazzi,Calabrian painter
Dancing among olive trees" - Guerrazzi
the tomatoes IN THE PAINTINGS OF THE PAST
From 1580 to 1968 and over
The Fruit seller 1580 Vincenzo Campi (Milan). The Italian painter , does not paints a simple fruit seller but he wants to represent the personification of the Nature ,in fact the Christian flower ,the lily, is a symbol of the Creation of every kind of fruits by God.
Still life ,1600
VERTUNNO 1590 by the Italian mannerist painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo He represents the Roman god of metamorphoses in nature and life; the fruits and vegetables symbolize the abundance of the Golden Age
Still life with tomatoes 1899 CAMOIN CHARLES
The tomatoes harvest ,yesterday Daniele de Strobel 1924
Tomatoes ,1961 Italian artist Renato Guttuso
Campbell's Soup I(1968) pop art by Andy Warhol
The Tomato Art Fest in Tennessee
This year is the Tomato Art Fest’s 13th year anniversary, and they plan to astound the tomato loving world with our Tomato Art Show in East Nashville, Tennessee!
The 13th annual Tomato Art Fest is set for August 13, 2016. Last year the festival drew nearly 50,000 people to East Nashville.you will create tomato-inspired artwork to fill the walls of the gallery and add another level of greatness to this already remarkable event.
These are some pictures painted at the Tomato Art Fest
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