Although for modern viewers the Hunter's offering may seem more elusive, as De Jongh explains, for the contemporary viewer, the gesture would have been easily understood. ... Whilst there is a possibility that critics are guilty of deciphering symbols within Metsu's painting where there are none, thus tarnishing what may just be an affectionate gesture, the number of recognized symbols within the painting that carry sexual associations make their inclusion seem purposeful. ...

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"Millet, Daumier and Courbet were politically motivated and set about attacking social order through their art- Discuss this statement in reference to at least one work by each artist mentioned in this statement. Realism is an approach to art in which subjects are portrayed in as straightforwar...

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