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| George Reid Rhododendrons ca. 1880 oil on canvas Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland |
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| Juriaen van Streeck Vanitas ca. 1670 oil on canvas York City Art Gallery |
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| Jules Lessore Yarrow and Ragwort ca. 1880 oil on canvas Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland |
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| Pieter van Roestraten Still Life with Tea Cups ca. 1670-85 oil on canvas Museums Sheffield, Yorkshire |
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| Frederic Leighton Study for Clytie ca. 1895 oil on panel Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| N.L. Peschier Vanitas Still Life 1659 oil on canvas Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
from Canto LXXXI
The ant's a centaur in his dragon world.
Pull down thy vanity, it is not man
Made courage, or made order, or made grace,
Pull down thy vanity, I say pull down.
Learn of the green world what can be thy place
In scaled invention or true artistry,
Pull down thy vanity.
– Ezra Pound (1948)
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| Edward Ladell Still Life ca. 1850 oil on canvas Reading Museum, Berkshire |
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| attributed to Clara Peeters Still Life with Shellfish and Eggs ca. 1630 oil on panel Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead |
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| Paul Cézanne Pot of Primroses and Fruit ca. 1888-90 oil on canvas Courtauld Gallery, London |
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| Abraham Mignon Flower Piece ca. 1670 oil on canvas Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Frederick Brown Vase of Flowers ca. 1890 oil on panel University College London Art Museum |
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| Melchior d'Hondecoeter Dead Birds ca. 1665 oil on canvas Wallace Collection, London |
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| François Bonvin Still Life with Book and Ink Well 1875 oil on panel Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Jan Davidsz de Heem Garland of Flowers ca. 1669-79 oil on canvas The Wilson, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |