Basket of Fruit and Vegetables, Andrés Ginés de Aguirre

If ever in San Sebastian in the future, check out the Museo San Temlas, which is devoted to all things Basque, going back to ancient times, and bringing it into the present.  Almost all aspects of a cultural heritage are covered in the three floors of the museum, and the art works go from medieval times to the 20th century.
I loved this painting by Basque painter Andrés Ginés de Aguirre, which is on loan from the Prado museum. It is from the early 19th century.  I have always had an affection for still life paintings.  There is something very beautiful and telling about what is composed in them, and they can reflect a lot about what the culture and the place and the time were all about.  This one has an outdoor setting and abundant vegetables, which is much like what you see today, with farming and gardens everywhere you look.