This painting is of a pomegranate that has been cut in half, exposing its red seeds. Some seeds have spilled out in front of it. The fruit is set upright against a dark brown background, and it casts a dark shadow behind it. The seeds are bright red with white highlights, while the rind of the fruit is a slightly darker red. The area containing the seeds is a light-yellow color with darker indentations in places where seeds have fallen out.

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A Pomegranate, Siena

painter George Henry Hall (American, 1825 - 1913)

1885

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 18.42 × 22.86 cm (7 1/4 × 9 in.) ; framed: 40.39 × 44.45 × 4.45 cm (15 7/8 × 17 1/2 × 1 3/4 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
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