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Melon Collection (#3)

"Exploring the Vibrant World of Melons: A Visual Journey through Art, Culture

Background imageMelon Collection: The delights of childhood, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The delights of childhood, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The delights of childhood, c1900. Two Hopi girls seated on ground eating melon

Background imageMelon Collection: Moki melon eaters, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Moki melon eaters, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Moki melon eaters, c1900. Two Hopi girls seated on ground eating melons

Background imageMelon Collection: Moki melon eaters, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Moki melon eaters, c1900. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Moki melon eaters, c1900. Two Hopi girls seated on ground eating melons

Background imageMelon Collection: International exhibition of fruits, vegetables, etc. in the Horticultural Society's gardens, 1862

International exhibition of fruits, vegetables, etc. in the Horticultural Society's gardens, 1862. Creator: Unknown
International exhibition of fruits, vegetables, etc. in the Horticultural Society's gardens - prize fruit, 1862. Besides the domestic contributions, which were of magnificent size and quality

Background imageMelon Collection: The joy of fruit

The joy of fruit
Saskia Dingemans

Background imageMelon Collection: Bare Good Fruit III

Bare Good Fruit III
Gemma Bardot

Background imageMelon Collection: Background print for a menu depicting the five senses, late 19th century (colour litho)

Background print for a menu depicting the five senses, late 19th century (colour litho)
CHT177850 Background print for a menu depicting the five senses, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageMelon Collection: Travelling fruit seller along a canal. Postcard sent by Vincenzo Balocchi

Travelling fruit seller along a canal. Postcard sent by Vincenzo Balocchi Italy. Date of Photograph:1937

Background imageMelon Collection: Man selling melons

Man selling melons Italy. Date of Photograph:1965 ca

Background imageMelon Collection: Plate with grape, melon, pears and knife; Photo studio

Plate with grape, melon, pears and knife; Photo studio Italy. Date of Photograph:1928-1929

Background imageMelon Collection: Comic postcard, Vegetable love, The Allotment Love Letter Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vegetable love, The Allotment Love Letter Date: 20th century

Background imageMelon Collection: Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides

Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageMelon Collection: The Language of Fruit

The Language of Fruit - different fruit conveying different emotions and feelings. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMelon Collection: Replete Seagull on the shore having consumed a Watermelon

Replete Seagull on the shore having consumed a Watermelon
Replete Seagull on the shore having consumed a large Watermelon slice - reproduction of a Japanese woodblock print. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageMelon Collection: Croatia, Split, daily market on Hrvojeva St. outside walls of Diocletians Palace

Croatia, Split, daily market on Hrvojeva St. outside walls of Diocletians Palace, strawberries

Background imageMelon Collection: Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon, 1887. Series: Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

Background imageMelon Collection: Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, 1852. Creator: Otto Didrik Ottesen

Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, 1852. Creator: Otto Didrik Ottesen
Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, 1852

Background imageMelon Collection: Stone Base with Flowers and Fruit, 1673-1724. Creator: Franz Werner von Tamm

Stone Base with Flowers and Fruit, 1673-1724. Creator: Franz Werner von Tamm
Stone Base with Flowers and Fruit, 1673-1724

Background imageMelon Collection: A long-tailed macaque holds its babys tail during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival at

A long-tailed macaque holds its babys tail during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival at the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi, 150km (94 miles) north of Bangkok, November 28, 2010

Background imageMelon Collection: The delicious uzbek melons were already praised by the medieval traveler Ibn Battuta

The delicious uzbek melons were already praised by the medieval traveler Ibn Battuta. Dekhon bazaar, Khiva. Uzbekistan

Background imageMelon Collection: Water Melon Seller, Cairo

Water Melon Seller, Cairo
A water melon seller with his laden donkey in a narrow Cairo street; baskets are lowered on ropes to collect slices of melon Date: 1912

Background imageMelon Collection: Red in Green

Red in Green
Sayyed Nayyer Reza

Background imageMelon Collection: Cocktail

Cocktail
Margareth Perfoncio

Background imageMelon Collection: Cool Pool

Cool Pool
Marcus Cederberg

Background imageMelon Collection: Stand out in the crowd

Stand out in the crowd
Marcus Cederberg

Background imageMelon Collection: Cantaloupe Splash

Cantaloupe Splash
Aminah Eleonora

Background imageMelon Collection: Watermelon Splash

Watermelon Splash
Aminah Eleonora

Background imageMelon Collection: A September Memory

A September Memory
Margaret Halaby

Background imageMelon Collection: Unloading watermelons, Pier A at Newport News, Virginia, USA

Unloading watermelons, Pier A at Newport News, Virginia, USA
Unloading watermelons at Pier A at Newport News, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMelon Collection: Still Life (oil on panel)

Still Life (oil on panel)
3504558 Still Life (oil on panel) by Os, Jan van (1744-1808); 72x92 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageMelon Collection: Untitled, from the series The UK Shows her Produce [6321241] (colour litho)

Untitled, from the series The UK Shows her Produce [6321241] (colour litho)
MAN452981 Untitled, from the series The UK Shows her Produce [6321241] (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: See 6320721, 452978, 452979, 452980)

Background imageMelon Collection: Untitled, from the series Christmas Fare from the Empire (colour litho)

Untitled, from the series Christmas Fare from the Empire (colour litho)
MAN464431 Untitled, from the series Christmas Fare from the Empire (colour litho) by Harrison, F.C. (fl.1920s); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageMelon Collection: Melons: Tab. XIX, from the 'Album Benary', (chromolitho)

Melons: Tab. XIX, from the "Album Benary", (chromolitho)
BAL61729 Melons: Tab. XIX, from the "Album Benary", (chromolitho) by Severeyns, Guillaume (b.1830); Private Collection; (add.info.: litho by Guillaume Severeyns)

Background imageMelon Collection: The Aurora lodge, 17th century (oil on canvas)

The Aurora lodge, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7129487 The Aurora lodge, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Berentz, Christian (1658-1722); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The Aurora lodge)

Background imageMelon Collection: European oil beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus 1, 2, melon de Honfleur, Cucumis melo 3, and sheep ked

European oil beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus 1, 2, melon de Honfleur, Cucumis melo 3, and sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus 4
5324108 European oil beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus 1, 2, melon de Honfleur, Cucumis melo 3, and sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus 4 by Fries, Adolph (1774-1840) (after); (add.info.: European oil beetle)

Background imageMelon Collection: A game shop, 1625-30 (oil on canvas)

A game shop, 1625-30 (oil on canvas)
7305529 A game shop, 1625-30 (oil on canvas) by Snyders or Snijders, Frans (1579-1657); 177.5x274 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Frans Snyders of Snijders (1579-1657))

Background imageMelon Collection: The Melon, c. 1880 (oil on canvas)

The Melon, c. 1880 (oil on canvas)
7296357 The Melon, c. 1880 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 46.67 -- 56.52 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: by Edouard Manet (1832-83))

Background imageMelon Collection: Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)

Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)
5617302 Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Background imageMelon Collection: Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)

Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)
5617301 Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Background imageMelon Collection: Watermelon unloading

Watermelon unloading
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim

Background imageMelon Collection: Indian Woman in Full Dress (oil on canvas)

Indian Woman in Full Dress (oil on canvas)
IND113585 Indian Woman in Full Dress (oil on canvas) by Alban, Vicente (18th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Background imageMelon Collection: Still Life with Fruit and Toad

Still Life with Fruit and Toad
IND54345 Still Life with Fruit and Toad by Bustos, Hermenegildo (1832-1907); Museo de Alhondiga de Granaditas, Guanajuato, Mexico; Index Fototeca

Background imageMelon Collection: The four-season merchants shop, 15th century (fresco)

The four-season merchants shop, 15th century (fresco)
LRI4664829 The four-season merchants shop, 15th century (fresco) by Maestro Colin (fl.15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta

Background imageMelon Collection: DDE-90027322

DDE-90027322
La Coca Falls, El Yunque Rainforest, East Coast, Puerto Rico Date: 03/08/2010

Background imageMelon Collection: DDE-90027315

DDE-90027315
Melon cactus along the Meseta trail, Melocactus intortus, Guanica dry forest, Puerto Rico Date: 19/07/2007

Background imageMelon Collection: into the green

into the green
MD MAHABUB HOSSAIN KHAN

Background imageMelon Collection: Grocery store across the street from Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942

Grocery store across the street from Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Grocery store across the street from Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageMelon Collection: Mr. J. Benjamin, owner of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, DC, 1942

Mr. J. Benjamin, owner of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, DC, 1942
Washington, D.C. Mr. J. Benjamin, owner of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman




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"Exploring the Vibrant World of Melons: A Visual Journey through Art, Culture, and History" Step into a world where melons take center stage as we embark on a captivating journey filled with art, culture, and history. From the masterpieces of Diego Velazquez to botanical illustrations from the 17th century, melons have left an indelible mark on various facets of human expression. In Diego Velazquez's "Old Woman Cooking Eggs, " painted in 1618, observe how a humble melon sits alongside other ingredients like quince, cabbage, and cucumber. The artist's attention to detail highlights the significance of this juicy fruit in daily life during that era. Zooming in closer to another masterpiece titled "Watermelon Slices close-up, " witness the vibrant colors and succulent textures that make watermelons so irresistible. This artwork captures not only their visual appeal but also evokes memories of summer days spent indulging in their refreshing sweetness. Delve deeper into cultural representations as we encounter a colored photograph depicting a black man enjoying a large watermelon. While controversial due to its historical context, it reminds us of how food can be intertwined with social dynamics throughout time. Moving away from paintings but still within the realm of artistry is Michele Pace del Campidoglio's "Still Life. " Here we find melons nestled among an assortment of fruits—each meticulously arranged to create an aesthetically pleasing composition that celebrates nature's bounty. Melon enthusiasts will delight in exploring Naples' bustling Melon Market—a hub for all things melon-related. Immerse yourself in its lively atmosphere as you discover different varieties and witness locals passionately discussing these delectable fruits. Travel back centuries with illuminated manuscripts showcasing medieval practices surrounding melon cultivation. In Tacuinum sanitatis' manuscript illumination from late 14th-century Northern Italy, witness farmers picking ripe melons—an invaluable glimpse into agricultural traditions of the past. Even in unexpected places, melons make an appearance.