French Royal Academy 1648
highest: historical painting for its moral purpose and the demands it made on the artist both in imagination and intellect.
lowest:still life, which was seen as imitation of reality observed by any.
Nicolas Poussin, 'et in arcadia ego', 1637-8
Genres are not so clear-cut; allegory can appear even in still life painting, raising its moral value.
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