I was suprised finding a Dutchman
on the internet who admired the lemon peel. My head full of Limoncello leather
bracelets that I just made, I was searching for images for my Pinterest page
when I stumbled across Pieter Claesz.
Pieter Claesz was a
Golden Age still life painter. He often painted food and drink with some pots
and pans. He must have admired the tasty, aromatic, whirling peel with that luminous
yellow color just like I do. The lemon peel dances and brightens up the whole
painting. It makes me thirsty!
Google tells me that
citrusfruits were dedicated to Venus, the ancient Greek goddess of love. Particularly
the lemon symbolises sour love and false friendship. Lemons were also used to
flavor sweet wine, just some little drops, so it also symbolises moderation.
I don’t believe any of
it. The food captures an exotic atmosphere of the south, the blessing of sun
ripened fruits. It seems to me that the subject is good taste, refined pleasure
and contentment with the plainest things of life.
Although Pieter Claesz is
Dutch, the lemon yellow color remains mediterrean for me. I ask myself if I can
make typical Dutch leather peel bracelets. And I promiss you, when summer is over, I am going to
design potato peel bracelets! Based on another Dutch painting; Potato Eaters by
Van Gogh.
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