Bodegón or Still Life with Pottery Jars by Francisco de Zurbarán, 1636, Oil on canvas; 46 x 84 cm; Museo del Prado, Madrid.
- Artist: Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664)
- Title: Bodegón (Still Life with Pottery Jars)
- Date: 1636
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 46 x 84 cm
- Current location: Prado Museum
Zurbarán painted very few still lifes and here he explores pure painterly technique, its textures and esthetic pleasures, without giving the work a secondary, time-related meaning. This is different than other still lifes, which tned to include dead flowers, clocks, skulls or foodstuffs alluding to the passage of time.
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