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The nerveless part of the body remains alive, but pain and sensation define the self; what you cannot feel is not you; what you cannot feel you do not readily take care of; your extremities become lost to you. [...]

Dutchmen looking through the first microscopes were discovering the world of animalcules

domestic scenes with the appurtenances of still life

The still life with lobster by Abraham van Beyeren is supposed to be a vanitas painting because of the pocket watch