"The Cellini Jug" - Framed ready to hang

Benvenuto Cellini was a genius Sculptor, goldsmith and writer, and his designs influenced the time of the great Florence period of 16th Century Italy.

In 1990, hunting for objects to be included in my more important Still life compositions; I spotted this Victorian silver jug in an exclusive Sydney Antique shop. I recognized that it was made after a Cellini jug shown in a 17th century Italian painting. This particular one in my painting was made in the 1880’s in England. The ticket price was then already on the high side and I negotiated a price with part swap of one of my paintings.
It took me years before I had enough confidence to include it into one of my own still life compositions. In the painting shown here the jug is prominent, but not to the extent that it dominates, hence the marble column, lead-glass window and other such distractions.
The size demands an important place on the wall, and will look best in a foyer, entrance, an eclectic, or semi classic interior.

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Kivits’ classic oeuvre includes not only original Still-life’s, but also Fruit and Floral compositions, Landscapes, Seascapes and Figurative works in glazes of oil-paint. Predominantly tapping into his antique collection for inspiration, his works take considerably longer to produce; hence a small number of masterpieces are created annually.
True traditional realism, all in the line from the Sixteenth century European Masters onward, he is staying true to these time-proven styles, refusing digital means to aid his work, e.g. projection, pre-printed canvas, grid tracings, or anything but the skill of his own eyes to hand.
Dutch-born Kivits' has firmly established himself in Australia as a legitimate Brand over the years, and his creations have found their ways to art lovers in many developed countries.