To be human is to be a maker of beauty and a steward of justice. Painting beneath the shifting lights of southern France, artist Paul Cézanne repeatedly turned to a simple composition: a still life ...

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In a still life painting, the subjects cannot move. The bowl of fruit remains sedentary on the table. The hunk of cheese goes uneaten. The candles do not flicker. That's the rule according to the very ...