{"id":264,"date":"2020-10-23T06:12:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T06:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/?p=264"},"modified":"2020-10-23T06:15:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T06:15:29","slug":"juan-sanchez-cotan-a-dedication-to-god-greens-and-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/2020\/10\/23\/juan-sanchez-cotan-a-dedication-to-god-greens-and-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan S\u00e1nchez Cot\u00e1n: A Dedication to God, Greens and Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Still-Life-with-Game-Vegetables-and-Fruit-1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"271\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Still-Life-with-Game-Vegetables-and-Fruit.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/?attachment_id=271\" class=\"wp-image-271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Still-Life-with-Game-Vegetables-and-Fruit-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Still-Life-with-Game-Vegetables-and-Fruit-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Still-Life-with-Game-Vegetables-and-Fruit-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Still-Life-with-Game-Vegetables-and-Fruit-1536x1199.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Still-Life-with-Game-Vegetables-and-Fruit-1200x937.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Still-Life-with-Game-Vegetables-and-Fruit.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Still Life with Game, Vegetables and Fruit, 1602, housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Juan S\u00e1nchez Cot\u00e1n<\/strong> (1561-Sept 8, 1627) was a Carthusian monk and Spanish Baroque painter who specialized in <strong><em>bodeg\u00f3n<\/em> <\/strong>paintings-a still life depicting pantry items. This form of painting was virtually unheard of in Spain until Cot\u00e1n brought it to popularity with his depictions of various fruits, vegetables, and sometimes game fowl. The weight given to his still life paintings was reminiscent of religious altars. Pale melon flesh and rich leafy greens held contrast against the fictive inset window spaces he set them in. The stark white space around the food items gave them a mesmerizing cruciality. Did he see food as a substance worthy of worship? Some have hypothesized that he was preparing for and ruminating on the vegetarian diet he would adopt as a monk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.25-PM-1024x824.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"266\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/?attachment_id=266\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.25-PM-1024x824.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.25-PM-300x241.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.25-PM-768x618.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.25-PM-1536x1236.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.25-PM-1200x966.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.25-PM.jpeg 1984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.34.02-PM-1024x705.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"267\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.34.02-PM.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/?attachment_id=267\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.34.02-PM-1024x705.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.34.02-PM-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.34.02-PM-768x529.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.34.02-PM-1536x1057.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.34.02-PM-1200x826.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.34.02-PM.jpeg 1990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber, 1602, housed in the San Diego Museum of Art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.46-PM-1024x713.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" width=\"593\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.46-PM-1024x713.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.46-PM-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.46-PM-768x535.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.46-PM-1536x1070.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.46-PM-1200x836.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-8.33.46-PM.jpeg 1988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 85vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption>Still Life with Ham, Lobster and Fruit, 1653, hanging in the Bojimans Museum in Rotterdam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new title of <strong>Fray <\/strong>Juan S\u00e1nchez Cot\u00e1n after taking his vows as a lay brother at the Carthusian Monastery of Granada, his focus shifted to depicting the persecution of his religious order by King Henry VIII. The series of four episodes were painted between 1615 and 1617 and show Carthusian monks being  drawn and quartered, hanged, and imprisoned in chains. Although Cot\u00e1n&#8217;s will mentions some sixty-odd paintings, the majority of them being religious, surprisingly, and just nine being still lifes, he had a habit of not signing his works, so not many pieces are accredited to him. A quick google search will show a spotty catalogue of his works. Nonetheless, Juan S\u00e1nchez Cot\u00e1n was an eminent pioneer of the Baroque still life movement in Spain, and his work, although hard to find, is still remembered and appreciated presently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/carthusian_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/carthusian_6.jpg 812w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/carthusian_6-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2020\/10\/carthusian_6-768x946.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Image Citations:<br>https:\/\/cdn.kastatic.org\/ka-perseus-images\/70be4d2abd6f20917902ecc880b98fe65316876c.jpg<br>https:\/\/cdn.kastatic.org\/ka-perseus-images\/367f6e77f515ae7d7ef4b210e938e08e788d1ac4.jpg<br>https:\/\/cdn.kastatic.org\/ka-perseus-images\/aada6d25e3e8cf647b3fbba1a401f359f8a79daf.jpg<br>https:\/\/www.museodelprado.es\/en\/the-collection\/art-work\/still-life-with-game-vegetables-and-fruit\/91dfc698-786f-4680-ad73-3841988e7f4d<br>https:\/\/www.theanneboleynfiles.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/carthusian-monastery\/carthusian_6.jpg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information Citations:<br>https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Juan-Sanchez-Cotan<br>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_S\u00e1nchez_Cot\u00e1n<br>https:\/\/www.museodelprado.es\/en\/the-collection\/artist\/sanchez-cotan-juan\/2b21c89b-3779-45fb-9edb-e08da8e80e59<br>https:\/\/www.theanneboleynfiles.com\/the-carthusian-monastery-of-granada\/nggallery\/thumbnails<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan S\u00e1nchez Cot\u00e1n (1561-Sept 8, 1627) was a Carthusian monk and Spanish Baroque painter who specialized in bodeg\u00f3n paintings-a still life depicting pantry items. This form of painting was virtually unheard of in Spain until Cot\u00e1n brought it to popularity with his depictions of various fruits, vegetables, and sometimes game fowl. The weight given to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/2020\/10\/23\/juan-sanchez-cotan-a-dedication-to-god-greens-and-game\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Juan S\u00e1nchez Cot\u00e1n: A Dedication to God, Greens and Game&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11586,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ides131","tag-still-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":274,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions\/274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}