Still Life Painting Is A Game Of Symbols. In The Center The Fish Are A Reference To The Christians. They Are Presented Between On The Left Of The Composition, A Cup Of Blueberries, A Symbol Of Immortality In The 17th Century (the Myrtle Being An Evergreen Shrub!) And On The Right Two Lumps Of Butter In An Earthen Pot, The Butter Representing In The Biblical Exegesis The Humanity Of Christ As Opposed To Honey, Which Represents Its Divine Nature, And A Cut Lemon Testifying To The Bitterness Of Existence Offered! A Pitcher Behind Evokes The Wine And Therefore The Blood Of Christ And Therefore The Sacrifice. The Spoon In The Center Is An Invitation To The Viewer To Taste The Food-symbols Represented. And Therefore To Seek Immortality Through Sacrifices By Following The Example Of The Humanity.
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