This is culture and tradition. I often talk about the importance of supporting the craftsmen because they are at the heart of heritage, but I think we miss a lot of the meaning there. The artist who painted this scene was a master of their trade, we owe them a great debt. What they couldn’t convey, though, is little things that were going on. What stories were being told? How many laughs rang through the air?
It was a simpler time, we say, but I wonder if it really was. They had all the same issues we face today, but they also had closer ties to their culture through the million little traditions they upheld. And it was that which gave them the anchor they needed for trying times.
I’m not sure why this painting sparked that thought in my mind, honestly.
Even if we put all that aside, we can focus on the simple craftsmanship seen here. The artist did us a great favor in capturing the quality of the craftsmanship in all the little details - including the wedged mortise-n-tenon on the legs of the bench. Not a single word spoken, yet the painting pulls you in nonetheless.
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