Flemish

My sister said
"All the elements in this painting
Still Life with Strawberries,
seem to levitate"
(by Isaak Soreau [1604-after
1638],
Flemish, early 1630s
Gift of Mrs. Robert McKay
Cincinnati Art Museum)
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it said on the postcard of the painting.

"I'll tell you how to levitate
strawberries," said my daughter.
"Hull a quart. Sprinkle them
with half a teaspoon of balsamic
vinegar and a teaspoon of
confectioner's sugar; let them sit."

Still Life with Strawberries, though,
isn't a patch on his Carnations, Tulips, and Other Flowers in a
Glass Vase with Peaches, Grapes, and Plums in a Basket
on a Ledge with Cherries, a Butterfly, and a Beetle.
Isaak Soreau was a twin, moreover,
and in 1652 his twin, Peter Soreau, painted Still Life with
Apples, Black and White Grapes, and a Walnut in a
Porcelain Bowl, Together with Chestnuts, a Pear, Figs,
Turnips, and a Melon, All on a Table with a Bunch of Snipes
Hanging on a Nail
(S L A B W G W P B T C P F T M A T B S H N). Oh Flanders! A
Benelux country, a Low Country.




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