START WITH ART: Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, Flowers, and Cornucopia

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Today's artwork we're starting with:

Title: Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, Flowers, and Cornucopia

Artist: attributed to Joseph Proctor

Date: 19th Century

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 116.8 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• How many items can you name in the painting? 

• How does the dark background make the painting make the fruits, flowers, and other objects stand out in the painting? 

• Imagine you are standing in the painting. What do you eat first?