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What's amazing about this painting is its context, and the photo at 4:51 is the perfect contrast. The wheat field is a great picture of peace - the greatest need of our time.

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Thanks for commenting. I can see why you would think that. Shoehorning is an apt description of what Northern artists were doing during this time, for various reasons. Hiding religious meanings in everyday objects is a defining element of Northern Renaissance art, but beyond that, Antwerp was caught between warring factions of Catholics and Protestants. Aertsen had suffered during periods of iconoclasm. Protestants felt the religious paintings of Catholic artists were idols and broke into churches and destroyed them. It is believed much of Aertsen's works were lost due to this. So the artists moved to genre painting, landscapes, portraits, etc. but continued to work in religious and political messaging. Religion greatly overshadowed society during this period (where your loyalties lay were often a life or death issue) and drove most of the artwork produced. Additionally, there were economic considerations. Artists had to appeal to those with money, frequently the church, royalty, and guilds. Unlike today, each work had to serve multiple purposes, and decorating a wall was only one consideration. Viewers in the Northern areas would have read these works easily, as religious iconography was common. Artists shoehorned in symbols so that the viewer always had something different to think about. Visual images were less common, quite expensive, and so this, in essence, gave more bang for the buck. If you're interested in more background on this work, you can check out this blog post. . www.kellybagdanov.com/2022/10/02/aertsen-the-backstory-of-a-meat-stall-with-the-holy-family-giving-alms/

@@KellyBagdanov Thanks for the info, that makes this piece twice as fascinating knowing the sociopolitical climate behind it

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So glad you stopped by, hope it was informative.

So cool, I haven't seen it in person!

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So sorry I didn't see this, and I appreciate the offer. If you are still inclined to donate, I have a Patreon connect on my website at KellyBagdanov.com

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You obviously didn't watch it until the end !

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Interesting observation

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Me too! Thanks for commenting. The only other one in video form is Durer's Rhinoceros, which is actually two videos. One tells the backstory and the other looks at the print. Here is the link to the video...www.kellybagdanov.com/2019/02/15/durers-rhinoceros-where-science-and-imagination-meet/ I've also written about Durer's Nativity woodcuts on my website, where I look at several different woodcuts. www.kellybagdanov.com/2017/12/15/albrecht-durer/ And if you like woodcuts, one of my favorite, and often unknown items is prayer nuts. Tiny miniature engravings, they are fascinating. Here is a short video on those. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJKbloKCgNWKoNE

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Thank you. When I think of Palestine I hope for justice, mercy, dignity, and peace, but they are just words and it is but it's hard to see the way forward.

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