Still life with Bellarmine jug and pewter spoon – Marjolein van den Berg

A still life with a bellarmine jug (a brown mottled stoneware bearded-man jug, broken as it was found) with a pewter spoon and a separate sherd with a bearded mask, on a stone ledge in front of a grey-blue plank wall. Painted in acrylic on canvas by Marjolein van den Berg, c. 2011, as part of her series of still lifes with pewter and archaeological finds. The work is in a black-painted wooden frame with a gold-coloured inner slip, signed 'Bellezza' on the front. Good condition: paint layer intact, no craquelure, tears, paint loss or retouching visible; canvas taut. Frame with light signs of use (small scuffs along the edges). Dimensions (with frame): 47 cm wide X 36.4 cm high X 3.2 cm deep. Technique: acrylic on canvas, hand-painted. Artist: Marjolein van den Berg, the Netherlands, c. 2011.