Adriaen Coorte

Adriaen Coorte (c. 1665–1707/10) Little is known about the still-life painter Adriaen Coorte. He worked in Middelburg, where he is recorded as a member of the St Luke's Guild. Coorte's favourite subjects were still lifes with gooseberries, asparagus or shells. Although some of his compositions were complex, his strength lay in the simple depiction of a single, brilliantly...