''Still Life with Cake'' is an early 19th century still life painting by

Raphaelle Peale Raphaelle Peale (sometimes spelled Raphael Peale) (February 17, 1774 – March 4, 1825) is considered the first professional American painter of still-life. Biography Peale was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the fifth child, though eldest survivin ...

. Done in oil on canvas, the painting is in the collection of the

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 100 ...

. The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 756.

Description

The painting has some similarities with Spanish still life paintings, which Peale may have been inspired by when he visited Mexico. ''Still Life with Cake'' as "Still Life—Wine, Cakes, Grapes, &c."

References

1818 paintings Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Still life paintings {{Met-stub