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Still life before still life

Ekserdjian, David, author

Overview

This book illustrates the simple but important point that artists were fascinated by still life long before the true emergence of 'still-life painting' as an independent genre at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Instead of the genre beginning in the early 17th century, noted scholar David Ekserdjian explores its origins in classical antiquity and the gradual re-emergence of still life in Renaissance painting. The author presents a visual anthology of finely executed flowers, fruit, food, household objects, and furnishings seen in the background of paintings. Paintings are reproduced in full and paired with detailed close-ups of still-life elements within the work. Ekserdjian further examines both the artistic and symbolic significance of a chosen detail, as well as information about each artist's career. Featured works include paintings from Renaissance greats such as Da Vinci, Durer, Holbein, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Van Eyck, as well as the work of less-celebrated masters Barthelemy d'Eyck and Ortolano.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Still-life painting History. / Still-life in art. / ART / Subjects & Themes / General.
• ISBN: 9780300190175, 0300190174

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
ND1390.E37 2018	1	BOOK	ARTS