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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin painted The Ray in 1728, exhibiting it at the Exposition de la Jeunesse on the Place Dauphine. The still life shows a gutted skate hanging from a hook, its bloody underside contrasting with a cat, kitchen utensils, and a black pitcher.
The anthropomorphic ray appears almost to plead for mercy, its form resembling a sad face. Upon presenting this work and The Buffet, Chardin was admitted to the prestigious Académie Royale. Measuring 146 by 114 centimeters, the painting influenced Marcel Proust and Henri Matisse. Now at the Louvre in Paris.

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