STOSKOPFF, Sébastien
(b. 1597, Strasbourg, d. 1657, Idstein)

Summer or the Five Senses

1633
Oil on canvas
Musée de l'Oeuvre de Notre Dame, Strasbourg

The objects depicted in this still-life are representing the five senses. The musical instruments: Hearing; the flowers: Smell; the table of chess: Touch; the fruit: Taste; the globe: Sight.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 23 minutes):
Joseph Haydn: The Seasons, Part 2 Summer, excerpts