Fear not. The week might have started with Oatmeal Day, but sugared hearts and molten lava cake are on the way. Meanwhile, some sweet artwork to ready your brain.

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Osias Beert. Still-Life with Cherries and Strawberries in China Bowls. 1608

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Adriaen Coorte. Four Apricots on a Stone Plinth. 1698

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Clara Peeters. Still Life with Flowers, Goblets and Dainties. 1611

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Floris Claesz. van Dijck. Still Life with Cheese. 1615

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Lilly Martin Spencer. Kiss Me and You’ll Kiss the ‘Lasses, 1856

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The Dessert: Harmony in Red. Henri Matisse. 1908

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Pierre Bonnard. The White Tablecloth. 1925

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Wayne Thiebaud. Boston Cremes. 1962

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Wayne Thiebaud. Nine Jelly Apples. 1964

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Header: Wayne Thiebaud. Big Suckers, From Seven Still Lifes and a Rabbit.