Still Life of Kitchen Utensils Size:large The Palazzo Pisani-Gritti can just

The Palazzo Pisani-Gritti can just be seen beyond the Rio

This is one of two small versions of the subject painted by Burne-Jones for one of his strongest supporters

appears in the horses' trappings) and the idea here of a hunt by night is playful or symbolic rather than realistic

Nubians with tribute

because their motto Oppraesa Resurgam appears on a scroll across a palm tree in the table inlay

Still Life of Kitchen Utensils Size:large The Palazzo Pisani-Gritti can justChardin's studies of kitchen utensils fall roughly into the years 1728 34; before that, he concentrated on still life with game. He may have turned to kitchen subjects on his admission to the Academy in 1728 to distinguish himself from artists such as Desportes and Oudrey who specialised in game and hunting pieces. This work was probably painted c. 1733 34 when Chardin was turning to genre scenes. Two other versions are known.