{"id":1863,"date":"2017-03-31T18:22:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T23:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2017-07-01T08:42:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T13:42:49","slug":"zeuxis-and-parrhasius-pliny-the-elder-roman-painting-coloring-the-past-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/zeuxis-and-parrhasius-pliny-the-elder-roman-painting-coloring-the-past-73\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeuxis and Parrhasius, Pliny the Elder, Roman Painting &#8211; Coloring the Past (73)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1869\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/zeuxis-and-parrhasius-pliny-the-elder-roman-painting-coloring-the-past-73\/ep73-spelt-mieris-garland-and-curtain-1949-585\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ep73-Spelt-Mieris-Garland-and-Curtain-1949.585.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,580\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;painting-easel&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Sinar eShutter\\\/ Sinarback eVolution 86H&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1466437924&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0078&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ep73-Spelt-Mieris-Garland-and-Curtain-1949.585\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Adriaen van der Spelt (Dutch, 1630-1673) and Frans van Mieris (Dutch, 1635-1681)&lt;br \/&gt;\nTrompe-l&#8217;Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain, 1658&lt;br \/&gt;\nOil on panel&lt;br \/&gt;\n18 1\/4 x 25 1\/8 in. (46.5 x 63.9 cm)&lt;br \/&gt;\nInscribed lower left: van der Spelt.1658&lt;br \/&gt;\nArt Institute of Chicago, 1949.585&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/aic\/collections\/artwork\/66042&quot;&gt;Adriaen van der Spelt and Frans van Mieris, &lt;i&gt;Trompe-l&#8217;Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain&lt;\/i&gt;, 1658, Art Institute of Chicago (1949.585)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ep73-Spelt-Mieris-Garland-and-Curtain-1949.585-300x218.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ep73-Spelt-Mieris-Garland-and-Curtain-1949.585.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1869\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ep73-Spelt-Mieris-Garland-and-Curtain-1949.585-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Trompe-l'Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ep73-Spelt-Mieris-Garland-and-Curtain-1949.585-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ep73-Spelt-Mieris-Garland-and-Curtain-1949.585-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ep73-Spelt-Mieris-Garland-and-Curtain-1949.585.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/aic\/collections\/artwork\/66042\">Adriaen van der Spelt and Frans van Mieris, <i>Trompe-l&#8217;Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain<\/i>, 1658, Art Institute of Chicago (1949.585)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zeuxis and Parrhasius, Pliny the Elder, Roman Painting - Coloring the Past (73)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xt7tTSG-uhQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[AFG_gallery id=&#8217;10&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>Pliny the Elder shares with us the tale of dueling artists Zeuxis and Parrhasius as they battled for the title of who could paint a more beguilingly realistic trompe-l&#8217;oeil (&#8220;fools the eye&#8221;) masterpiece. We also hear another short story of Zeuxis&#8217;s dashed pride.<\/p>\n<p>This recording comes complete with all the juicy, unscripted, live-action museum gallery accents of noisy kids, beeping proximity alarms, and echoing reverb. 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