Setting up a still life may take no more than gathering a few
objects on a table, but infusing its depiction with depth, texture,
feeling, and even beauty takes great skill. The origins of the
still life can be traced back at least to classical antiquity (such
wall paintings have been found in the ruins of Pompeii) but the
genre's name wasn't coined until the 17th century in Holland, a few
centuries after it was re-popularized during the Renaissance. This
book explores a stimulating selection of still lifes from the 15th
century to the modern day, revealing the historical importance and
creative possibilities of this genre.The featured artists include:
Meister der Maria von Burgund, Ludger tom Ring the Younger,
Annibale Carracci, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Juan Sanchez
Cotan, Jan Bruegel the Elder, Frans Snyders, Pieter Claesz
Rembrandt, Sebastian Stoskopff, Jan Fyt, Evaristo Baschenis, Jan
Davidsz de Heem, Willem Kalf, Otto Marseus van Schrieck, Giuseppe
Maria Crespi, Jean-Simeon Chardin, Luis Eugenio Melendez, Theodore
Gericault, Eugene Delacroix, Adolph Menzel, Edouard Manet, Vincent
van Gogh, John Haberle, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Georges
Braque, Henri Matisse, Umberto Boccioni, Giorgio De Chirico,
Giorgio Morandi, Chaim Soutine, Salvador Dali, Daniel Spoerri, and
Gerhard Richter. Each book in TASCHEN's "Basic Genre Series"
features: a detailed introduction with approximately 35
photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events
(political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the
time period; and a selection of the most important works of the
epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image
and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work
and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information
such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations.
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