Date : approx. between 1781 and 1783
Material : Oil painting on canvas sticked on wood
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European Painting
Painting (Still Life)
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Suisse
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Here the artist created a delightful Rococo paradox by suggesting messiness and informality with his meticulous technique and careful composition. This kind of wit and charm would have been as highly prized by wealthy collectors of the 1700s was the Chinese porcelain and lacquer the artist so brilliantly depicted.
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Still life
"Still life" is a work of art depicting inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (flowers, game, sea shells and the like) or man-made (drinking glasses, foodstuffs, pipes, books and so on).
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