Ways of Seeing

Chapter 5 begins with an oil painting showing several items contemporaneous with the Dutch school in 1665. Describe the painting and the objects it depicts.

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The oil painting that begins Chapter 5 is a still life that includes musical instruments, a globe, fruit, vases and faces, and assorted other objects. The authors assert that the purchase of a painting includes acquiring the appearance of the things it characterizes.