At first glance this , this is simply a scene in a darkened Inn frequented by the poor and down-and-out .Embedding a classical allegory in such a subject makes it especially intriguing . Each person acts out one of the five senses : sound is represented by the woman with a lute , in the centre , taste , by a man emptying a flask of wine ; smell by the young man with a melon ; sight by the man on the right holding a pair of spectacles ; and touch , by the two people who are fighting . Paulini's allegory dates from his early days in Rome , where he studied the paintings of Caravaggio (1571-1610) , know for their realism and strong chiaroscuro (modelling in light and shade ) See earlier postings Caravaggio .
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Thursday, 8 March 2012
' Allegory of the Five Senses ' Pietro Paulini ( Italian 1603-1681) Oil on canvas , circa 1630 . The Walters Art Museum , Baltimore , Maryland .
At first glance this , this is simply a scene in a darkened Inn frequented by the poor and down-and-out .Embedding a classical allegory in such a subject makes it especially intriguing . Each person acts out one of the five senses : sound is represented by the woman with a lute , in the centre , taste , by a man emptying a flask of wine ; smell by the young man with a melon ; sight by the man on the right holding a pair of spectacles ; and touch , by the two people who are fighting . Paulini's allegory dates from his early days in Rome , where he studied the paintings of Caravaggio (1571-1610) , know for their realism and strong chiaroscuro (modelling in light and shade ) See earlier postings Caravaggio .
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