Christie's Images Ltd. Paintings can be a window to more than ... That's the case with Giovanni Stanchi’s 17 th century still life of fruit, as Phil Edwards points out for Vox — just look ...

One tomb painting, in particular ... The answer, according to Paris, is in the fruit’s name: water. Unlike other fruits, watermelons could remain edible for weeks or even months if kept in ...

Monet had moved with his family to the commune of Giverny, 50 miles west of Paris, in 1883 and keenly begun filling his garden with arbours, fruit ... d go on to paint some 250 water-lily ...