Spanish Still Life : A Study of Jasmine and Fruit
I first saw this painting during an exhibition in Brussels devoted to Spanish still life art and it stayed in my memory. The artist behind it is Benito Espinós (1748-1818), whose still life floral arrangements are among the most dramatic and varied.
If you could match this painting to a perfume, what would you select?
Photography by Bois de Jasmin, detail, at the Spanish Still Life exhibit, Bozar.
Aurora in In the Defense of Perfume and Other “Feminine” Pursuits: Splendid, I didn’t know whether it had been translated. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I did, she has less exposure than JC Ellena but she is an… October 3, 2023 at 5:28am