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The glasses and the book in this picture may have a symbolic meaning. Bonvin was interested in Dutch and Flemish 17th-century painting, where still lifes often had a 'vanitas' theme, emphasising the transience and mortality of life.
The work is unusual for being painted on zinc.
The work is unusual for being painted on zinc.
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