Grapes and Wine
Grapes and wine carry Eucharistic meaning in religious painting (the blood of Christ) and abundance or pleasure in secular still life.
In a religious context, wine's association with the Eucharist gives grapes and vines a Christological undertone even in otherwise decorative garlands. In secular still-life and genre painting, the same fruit more often signals seasonal abundance, harvest, or simple sensory pleasure.
Grapes and Wine in the collection
Paintings in the catalog documented as featuring this symbol.
