They are actually both! They express or advertise the artist’s skills,but still lifes also traditionally enjoy overtones of the ephemerality of life. The luxuries depicted here in Raphaelle Peale’s portray are beautiful but the fruit would move bad very quickly. See if you can spot any signs that any of it is past its prime.enjoy a question on your next visit at the Museum? Download our request app and request away.
Raphaelle Peale (American, 1774-1825). Still Life with Cake, or 1822. Oil on panel. Brooklyn Museum.
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