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Detail from '<n>Trompe l'oeil with studio wall and vanitas still life</n>' (1668) by <n>Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts</n>.

<n>Greed</n> (2023) by <n>Monika Marchewka</n>.

<n>La Spezia</n> by artist <n>Brad Holland</n>.

A plaster shell against <n>Pierre Frey</n>'s <n>Panoramique Au Bord Du Lac</n> wallpaper. Photo by <n>Nomibis</n>.

<n>Inner Beauty</n> (2024), an oil on canvas by artist <n>Monika Marchewka</n>.

A detail of <n>Flora</n> from <n>Sandro Botticelli</n>'s painting <n>The Birth of Venus</n>, c. 1486.

AI-generated artwork "<n>Vintage Food</n>" by <n>Joann | AI Studio</n>.

Pearls on model <n>Alexis</n>, photographed by <n>Hallie Liang</n> of <n>The Invincible Hall</n>.

A carved apple sculpture by Japanese artist <n>Keisuke Yamada</n>.

The <n>Hunnewell Estate Topiary Garden</n> in Wellesley, Massachusetts, designed by <n>H. H. Hunnewell</n>.

A girl feeds swans in the <n>Bois de Boulogne</n>, Paris, ca. 1930.

Shell-shaped pastries including Japanese <n>Coronet bread</n>, <n>Melon bread</n>, and <n>Madeleines</n>.

<n>Caribbean Venus</n>, an AI artwork by <n>Joshua B. Gholson</n>.

Detail from the painting <n>Herodias</n> by <n>Paul Delaroche</n>, 1843.

19th-century <n>scallop shell jewelry box</n> in carved mother-of-pearl and gilded brass.

Detail from <n>Karel Dujardin</n>'s painting <n>Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles</n>, 1663.

Freshwater pearl and sterling silver jewelry by <n>Classiqally</n>, designed by <n>Adwaita</n>.

A 17th-century nautilus shell carved with floral scrolls by Dutch artist <n>Cornelis Bellekin</n>.

<n>Schön! Magazine</n> editorial "<n>Garden of Earthly Delights</n>" by photographer <n>Han Yang 杨寒</n>.

Shell in a bowl by <n>Simeon Nijenhuis</n>.

A path at <n>Bryan's Ground</n>, a public garden in Herefordshire, England.

<n>Bacchante with an Ape</n> (1627) by Dutch artist <n>Hendrick ter Brugghen</n>.