Modern photography doomed Still Lifes as a common type of pairing

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Still life was always considered the lowest tier of fine art in the hierarchy of genres. It was seen as mere rote or mechanical copying of what already existed with little creative additions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_genres

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