October 2010
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Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.
– Wislawa Szymborska
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Beethoven tells you what it’s like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what...
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Jan van Huysum (1682-1740)
The painter Jan van Huysum lived for his entire life in his native Amsterdam. He was trained by his father Justus, who painted flower pieces and interior decoration. Van Huysum is primarily known as a painter of highly realistic flower still lifes. They are unusual because their composition is generally asymmetrical and the flowers are positioned against a light...
Abraham Mignon (1637 – 1679)
« Flowers in a crystal carafe »
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