▁V ision " ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Neb ula ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov ella ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Hugo ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov ella , ▁placed ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁L ocus ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov ella , ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Dit mar ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁International ▁Long ▁F iction . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁short ▁story ▁collections ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Category : DA W ▁Books ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Me iff ren ▁Con te ▁or ▁Com te ▁( c . 1 6 3 0 ▁- ▁c . 1 7 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁painter . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁but ▁completed ▁his ▁art istic ▁training ▁in ▁Rome , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁strongly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Francesco ▁F ier av ino ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 5 0 - 1 6 8 0 ). ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁A ix - en - Pro v ence , ▁before ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁h omet own , ▁where ▁he ▁died . ▁He ▁is ▁most ▁notable ▁for ▁his ▁still ▁lif es . ▁ ▁S ources ▁Claude - G ér ard ▁Marcus , ▁« ▁Un ▁ma ître ▁de ▁la ▁nature ▁morte ▁red éc ouvert ▁: ▁Me iff ren ▁Com te , ▁Pe int re ▁d ' Or f è v rer ie ▁ ▁», ▁Art ▁et ▁Cur ios ité , ▁mai ▁ 1