Hacker News with Generative AI: Art History

Piled High: 17th-Century Dutch Banquet Scenes (publicdomainreview.org)
The feast laid out is lavish, but the table is so overladen, there is no space to dine. This is the somewhat absurd scenario staged by the tablescapes of Dutch banquet still life paintings.

Art History, 17th Century, Netherlands, Painting, Still Life

19 points by prismatic 4 days ago | 12 comments

An Italian 'fruit detective' who investigates centuries-old paintings (smithsonianmag.com)
When Isabella Dalla Ragione assesses a Renaissance painting, she doesn’t immediately notice the brushstrokes or the magnificence of the imagery. The first thing she notices is the fruit.

Art History, Italy, Food, Paintings

93 points by Brajeshwar 93 days ago | 15 comments

Italian 'Fruit Detective' Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings (smithsonianmag.com)
When Isabella Dalla Ragione assesses a Renaissance painting, she doesn’t immediately notice the brushstrokes or the magnificence of the imagery. The first thing she notices is the fruit.

Art History, Renaissance, Italy

4 points by prismatic 100 days ago | 0 comments

Looking Backward: Images of Rückenfiguren (ca. 1497–1925) (publicdomainreview.org)

Art History, Photography, History

3 points by prismatic 214 days ago | 0 comments

Faking William Morris, Generative Forgery, and the Erosion of Art History (maggieappleton.com)