Seventeenth-Century Interior
1877
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1877
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
You see a room with a table, a rug, and some decorative objects. The objects in the room, like the Chinese vase and Turkish rug, show the owner's wealth and travel. They also remind us that some things, like fruit and flowers, don't last long. Check out the technique of glazing to learn more about how artists like Charles Gifford Dyer created depth in their paintings.
