The sense of smell

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Title

The sense of smell

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Allegorical references to the senses abound in still life paintings, therefore it is not surprising that works specifically on the subject were common... in sets of paintings, each one symbolising a different sense in turn. Wellington owns four from such a set, Sight, Smell, Hearing and Taste... but unfortunately not the fifth work, Touch. The set had obviously been split up, and while the three little girls are in identical period frames, the boy who holds a telescope to his eye has a more ...

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Date created

circa 1750

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/127910

Related subjects

Portraits / Children / Girls / Flowers / oil paint / canvas / oil paintings / England

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