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Still life in Landscape (Pomegranates)
Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 109.3 cm, by Tomás Yepes, 1650–60
BBVA Collection, Spain
 

This still life, unknown until 2001, reflects Yepes’s characteristic style, especially in outdoor compositions. The tenebrist lighting highlights the pomegranates’ deep reds against a dark background, adding depth. The painting likely holds religious meaning, with elements referencing the Passion of Christ—the blackberry bush as the crown of thorns, grapevines symbolising the crucifixion, and cuts in the fruit recalling Christ’s wound. The pomegranate may represent the universal Church, while the distant fortress suggests the Celestial Jerusalem. Alongside Still Life in Landscape (Watermelon), it likely formed a diptych reflecting autumnal themes and spiritual symbolism.