The Carnegie Museum of Art presents “A Delight for the Senses: The Still Life”. “Once considered the lowliest of the painting genres, the still life has long been overshadowed in the history of art…”
“On the surface, these picturesque arrangements are easy to appreciate for their aesthetic beauty and skillful rendering. A closer look at these sumptuous arrays of objects ranging from the mundane to the luxurious reveals moral undertones and allusions to the transience of life”
A Delight for the Senses: The Still Life
Until Mar 15, 2020
Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
(Image: “Still Life with Lemons, Oranges, and Pomegranates”, 1660, Jacob Fopsen van Es)
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