Not Everything Is as It First Appears

Art historian Walter Liedtke wrote, “In general, the rise of still-life painting in the Northern and Spanish Netherlands (mainly in the cities of Antwerp, Middelburg, Haarlem, Leiden, and Utrecht) reflects the increasing urbanization of Dutch and Flemish society, which brought with it an emphasis on the home and personal possessions, commerce, trade, learning—all the aspects and diversions of everyday life.” Scallan, Hoekstra, and Angulo et al. noted in a 2011 research article in Emerging Infectious Diseases that “Estimates of the overall number of episodes of foodborne illness are helpful for allocating resources and prioritizing interventions,” but they also explained that various factors make it difficult to develop accurate estimates: many different agents can contaminate food (bacteria, viruses, parasites, and toxins), contact with animals or drinking contaminated water may cause illness, and foodborne pathogens have different effects on their hosts depending on the person’s age and overall health. National Gallery of Art [cited 2024 Sept 20]. https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.6626.html World Health Organization.