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Contest in lifelike painting.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Test of cleverness or ability. · view the constellation · filed as H504.1

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
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Filed under Test of skill in handiwork.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Contest in lifelike painting: fly on saint's nose. Second artist in first artist's absence paints a fly on a saint's nose in a picture. On his return the first artist tries to drive away the fly Contest in lifelike painting: mare and curtain. First artist paints a mare so realistic as to deceive a stallion. Second paints a curtain which deceives the first artist Contest in lifelike painting: grapes and curtain. First artist paints a bunch of grapes so realistically that it attracts the birds. The second artist paints a curtain which deceives the first artist. He wins
Filed beside it
Barber's contest in shaving (without waking man)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Lie: the realistic painting. (Cf. H504.1.)

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