Artwork Title: Smell
Painting non-visual experiences may seem like attempting the impossible, but many great artists have either been commissioned or felt compelled to do so. There are many well-known themes which are primarily non-visual; this article looks and sniffs at one of the toughest – smell. Jan Miense Molenaer introduced a touch of humour in his Smell (1637), in which neither of the competing smells of the smoker or the baby’s bum are attractive, but both are only too familiar. He is also an early user of gesture to make the subject clear. (https://eclecticlight.co/2017/03/18/painting-the-impossible-smell/)
Uploaded on May 12, 2017 by Suzan Hamer

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