Still Life with Fruits, Foliage and Insects, c. 1669, Abraham Mignon, Dutch, 1640–1679, 23 x 19 1/2 in. ( x cm) (canvas), Oil on canvas, Netherlands, 17th century, Still lifes often carried symbolic meanings for their original Dutch viewers. Here, the crowded display of fruit and insects testifies to the bounty of nature. Abraham Mignon’s virtuoso technique also reveals his desire to vie with the natural world and briefly halt time’s passage by fixing these objects in paint. The sheer variety of natural organisms still fascinates. But the fruit has begun to rot

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