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.
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.
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.
Looking Backward: Images of Rückenfiguren (ca. 1497–1925) (publicdomainreview.org)
Faking William Morris, Generative Forgery, and the Erosion of Art History (maggieappleton.com)
Winged lions through time and space (ldc.upenn.edu)