Paris, 1863 The public attention is focused on Edouard Manet and his Breakfast on the Grass painting, in which the artist tried to embody the theme of classical art in modern reality, in particular, the motifs of the famous Rural Concert by Giorgione. Moscow, 2000 The heading "Accessories" of the most summer, July issue of the magazine decided in its own way to interpret the traditional plot of a country picnic. Our "Breakfast on the grass" is a few still lifes in the open air (literally: in the open air)1. Light meal - ripe fruit among the juicy exotic greens of the tropics - can be arranged very, very simply. Instead of a tablecloth - a mat of young bamboo shoots and linen napkins, instead of dishes - trays of straw and ebony with a primitive ornament, a cup of coconut shell, ceramic vessels and a dried part of the agave stem, resembling a spatula for dessert.2. Aristocratic breakfast on the background of a dilapidated old manor. Graceful forms and a set of items of service remind of classic England. For example, since the time of Queen Victoria, the milkman has been an indispensable attribute of serving, since it was considered indecent to educated young women to drink pure tea.3. Naturally, the breakfast still life on board the yacht (it could be called "breakfast on the water") is fully devoted to the marine theme: blue and white colors, anchors, flags and flowers on the fabrics, shells and starfish, shrimps for dry white wine .
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