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Art Review - Claesz "Still Life with Peacock Pie"

January 2, 2025

Happy New Year!  We will start this year off with a 'visual feast.' Pieter Claesz was a 17th century Dutch painter and we will discuss his intriquing still life painting that features a Peacock Pie.

Image Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

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