r/TouchThaFishy • u/cardboard-fox • 22d ago

Touch tha oyster (1728)

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Painting by Jean-Siméon Chardin, 1728. Cats never change.

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u/DreamOfDays 22d ago

Love the cat. But what is that thing hanging on the meat hook?

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u/bluedogstar 22d ago

...meat?

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u/DreamOfDays 22d ago

Of what? I’m trying to figure out what cut of meat hands like that. Maybe the head and shoulders of a chicken?

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u/cardboard-fox 22d ago

It's a ray/skate, hung by its head. The caption said the painting was called The Ray although it looks like he painted a few with the same title!

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u/DreamOfDays 22d ago

Now I see it. Thanks!

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u/Spirited-Rest5444 8d ago

same thing i thought

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u/ContextSans 21d ago

Er, I was trying to post a link to a wikipedia article about "The Ray" by Chardin and got told off by automod for not having enough karma in this reddit.

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u/seensham 22d ago

The slight airplane ears is what got me

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u/roundhashbrowntown 21d ago

gotta prep for the smooth landing onto the plate 🛬😂

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u/ComplexStress9503 21d ago

Imagine the hours of work that went into this painting all because the artist was like "you lil shit" 😂

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u/LazyCondition0 22d ago

Love this.

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u/ContextSans 21d ago

Did you take this picture? And if so, where is this on display? It's amazing!

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u/cardboard-fox 21d ago

I did, it is currently at The Burrell Collection in Pollokshaws, Glasgow!

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u/k0cksuck3r69 21d ago

I love we’ve always been the same regarding our animals- what today we snap a quick picture of people used to spend hours drawing! Amazing

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u/Jimjam916 21d ago

This would've hit so hard on Tiktok if they had it