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Grape – Fruit of the Vine

Grape - Fruit of the Vine

Grape – Fruit of the Vine


The grape plant is a woody vine, which may reach a length of 17 meters or more. Grapes come in many colors – green, yellow, red, purple, or black. Leaves are large and rounded with tooth-shaped edges. Flowers are small and green and appear in clusters. There are about 60 different grape plants, as well as thousands of varieties.
Some grapes are eaten fresh while others are dried out to make raisins. But most are squeezed for their juice.
Grapes refers to the most ancient cultivated plants. Numerous archaeological finds indicate that grape growing and winemaking were known 7,000-5,000 years ago in the states of the ancient East – Egypt, Assyria, Babylon.

Grapes are a good source of minerals and vitamin A.
Wine is known to people since ancient times. For its long history it was valued both as an alcoholic beverage, and as a healing elixir, and even as a sacrifice to the gods. However, in addition to all the known qualities of wine, its magical properties were respected.
Great grapes

Great grapes


In ancient Egypt, the patron saint of wine makers was the mysterious Shesemu, who protected the souls of the dead in the afterlife. Apparently, therefore, beverages were an important attribute in the funeral rite – they were brought as a gift to Osiris, the ruler of the realm of the dead, and were also placed in the tombs of the deceased nobility. Thus, in the funeral chamber of Tutankhamun 26 huge wine jugs were found.
According to legend, Ometochtli, ancient Aztec god, invented tequila, so popular nowadays. And a few centuries ago this gift of a generous god was allowed to be used only four times a year on major religious holidays.
But the most famous “wine” god in the whole world is, of course, the Greek Dionysus, called Bacchus by the Romans. Myths say that it was he who first began to produce moisture, giving joy, from grapes and gave his knowledge to people.
In the Bible a drink made of grapes is mentioned 450 times. The vine became the first plant planted in Noah’s land after the flood, and Jesus Christ called red wine his “blood” during the Last Supper.
Interesting grapes

Interesting grapes


In the Middle Ages, the antibacterial properties of the wine were also appreciated. In the XIV century in Austria during the plague, it was observed that people who abused alcohol suffered least from this disease.
However, even today, some “wine” recipes do not lose their relevance. So, half a glass of dry wine before bedtime reduces nervousness, drives away anxiety and insomnia, thereby reduces the threat of a nervous breakdown. And a little red wine with a pinch of pepper heals colds.
Grapes are a symbol of Armenia.

Grape – Fruit of the Vine

Lovely grape

Lovely grape

Sunny grapes

Sunny grapes

Wonderful grapes

Wonderful grapes

Grape in art

Zurab Martiashvili. Autumn harvest. 2012

Zurab Martiashvili. Autumn harvest. 2012

William Duffield

William Duffield

Willem van Mieris. Gentleman offering a Lady a Bunch of Grapes.

Willem van Mieris. Gentleman offering a Lady a Bunch of Grapes.

Vasily Vereshchagin. Girl with grapes, 1865

Vasily Vereshchagin. Girl with grapes, 1865

Tasty grapes

Tasty grapes

Still Life with Fruit

Still Life with Fruit

Sergey Poznyak. Harvesting grapes in Spain. 2010

Sergey Poznyak. Harvesting grapes in Spain. 2010

Rudolf Julius von zur Muhlen. Woman with Grapes. Art Museum of Estonia

Rudolf Julius von zur Muhlen. Woman with Grapes. Art Museum of Estonia

Robert Kemm. The Fruit Seller

Robert Kemm. The Fruit Seller

Robert Kemm. The Fruit Market, Seville

Robert Kemm. The Fruit Market, Seville

Pierre Mignard. Madonna with grapes, 1640s

Pierre Mignard. Madonna with grapes, 1640s

Oskar Brazda

Oskar Brazda

Nizhinsky in the role of the Fawn in the ballet by Claude Debussy Afternoon of the Faun, 1912

Nizhinsky in the role of the Fawn in the ballet by Claude Debussy Afternoon of the Faun, 1912

Margaret Benoit. Girls picking Grape

Margaret Benoit. Girls picking Grape

Leopold Schmutzler. La vendangeuse

Leopold Schmutzler. La vendangeuse

Maria Vorobyova-Stebelska. A boy with grapes

Maria Vorobyova-Stebelska. A boy with grapes

Leopold Pollak. The Grape Picker. 1852

Leopold Pollak. The Grape Picker. 1852

K. Bryullov

K. Bryullov

Juarez Machado

Juarez Machado

John Elwood Bundy

John Elwood Bundy

Jan van Huysum Still

Jan van Huysum Still

Henry Herbert La Thangue. Ligurian Grapes.

Henry Herbert La Thangue. Ligurian Grapes.

Henrik Nordenberg

Henrik Nordenberg

Hans Temple

Hans Temple

Grape by Edwin Deakin

Grape by Edwin Deakin

Georges Barbier. Vaslav Nijinsky. 1913

Georges Barbier. Vaslav Nijinsky. 1913

Georg Frederik Ziesel

Georg Frederik Ziesel

Francois Boucher. An Autumn Pastoral, 1749. Wallace Collection, London

Francois Boucher. An Autumn Pastoral, 1749. Wallace Collection, London

Ferdinand Waldmuller. Dog and a basket of grapes, 1836

Ferdinand Waldmuller. Dog and a basket of grapes, 1836

Ferdinand Wagner Girl with Fruits.

Ferdinand Wagner Girl with Fruits.

Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller. Children in the press house, 1834

Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller. Children in the press house, 1834

Federico Beltran-Masses. Fruitas

Federico Beltran-Masses. Fruitas

Ernst Moritz Gustav Tettelbach

Ernst Moritz Gustav Tettelbach

Elisar von Kupffer. The Grapes of Tessin. 1927

Elisar von Kupffer. The Grapes of Tessin. 1927

Edwin Deakin

Edwin Deakin

Edward Ladell

Edward Ladell

Edward Ladell. Still Life

Edward Ladell. Still Life

Different grapes

Different grapes

Christian Bernhard Rode

Christian Bernhard Rode

Charles-Clos Olsommer

Charles-Clos Olsommer

Caravaggio. Sick Bacchus, 1593

Caravaggio. Sick Bacchus, 1593

Caravaggio. A boy with a fruit basket, 1593

Caravaggio. A boy with a fruit basket, 1593

Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo. The small sellers of fruit, 1670-75

Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo. The small sellers of fruit, 1670-75

Arnaldo Tamburini I. A Good Harvest.

Arnaldo Tamburini I. A Good Harvest.

Aren Harutyunyan, Grape harvest. 2012

Aren Harutyunyan, Grape harvest. 2012

Ann Morton

Ann Morton

Anatoly Sukhorukikh. Grape picker. 2005

Anatoly Sukhorukikh. Grape picker. 2005

Alois Hans Schram. Beauties of the Harvest

Alois Hans Schram. Beauties of the Harvest

Awesome grape jewelry

Awesome grape jewelry

Beautiful grape jewelry

Beautiful grape jewelry

Charming grape jewelry

Charming grape jewelry

Cute grape jewelry

Cute grape jewelry

Gorgeous grape jewelry

Gorgeous grape jewelry

Magnificent grape jewelry

Magnificent grape jewelry

Pretty grape jewelry

Pretty grape jewelry

Stunning grape jewelry

Stunning grape jewelry

Pioneer with grapes monument in St. Petersburg, Russia

Pioneer with grapes monument in St. Petersburg, Russia

Monument to the grapes in Tbilisi, Georgia

Monument to the grapes in Tbilisi, Georgia

Monument to the grapes in Switzerland

Monument to the grapes in Switzerland

Monument to the grapes in La Rioja, Spain

Monument to the grapes in La Rioja, Spain

Monument to the grapes in Israel

Monument to the grapes in Israel

Monument to grape pickers. Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Monument to grape pickers. Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Monument to grape pickers in Stavropol, Russia

Monument to grape pickers in Stavropol, Russia

Monument to grape pickers in Cappadocia, Turkey

Monument to grape pickers in Cappadocia, Turkey