The artist says, “Birds in particular, and occasionally animals, rouse the scene by actively engaging with the still life, but not in a way one would expect.” That would fit in the magpie category, right?
Yes. In the opera, the lovely servant girl Ninetta is about to be put to death for stealing silver forks and spoons, but at the last minute the silverware is found in the magpie’s nest.
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I take it some of these are thieving magpies, as in the opera “La gazza ladra” by Gioachino Rossini.
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The artist says, “Birds in particular, and occasionally animals, rouse the scene by actively engaging with the still life, but not in a way one would expect.” That would fit in the magpie category, right?
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Yes. In the opera, the lovely servant girl Ninetta is about to be put to death for stealing silver forks and spoons, but at the last minute the silverware is found in the magpie’s nest.
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The artist said her birds steal jewels!
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I love these!
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