Some of the best I've seen are the ones with dead game, a celebration
of a particular lifestyle.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 11/06/2007, at 11:47 PM, Manuel Viet wrote:
> I may be wrong, but I've always thought that a classical still life
> should
> appeal to our 5 senses. Hence, the placement of a music instrument
> in XVIth
> century still lifes, to 'simulate' hearing. Along with food
> (taste), fabrics
> (touch), jewellery (vision), and perfume bottles (smell). And, to
> top it all,
> it should tell us how life is important, while at the same time
> reminding us
> that there's always an end to it (that's why you commonly see a
> skull and/or
> a crucifix in a classical still).
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