Still Life

In Western paintings, still life paintings often appear as a minor feature of the design. The subject is particularly associated with northern European painting, and the choice of objects very often has a religious or literary significance: wine, water, and bread symbolizing the Passion; skulls, hourglasses, and candles, the transience of life; and selected flowers and fruits, the seasons. Still life has been expressed in many different ways: Giuseppe Arcimboldo's witty arrangements of fruit, flowers, and vegetables made into fantastic allegorical heads and figures; the sensuous representation of food by Frans Snyders, Goya, and William Merritt Chase; the formal decoration of folk artists or primitives such as Henri Rousseau and of modern painters such as Matisse; the semi-abstract designs of Picasso. Probably at its highest level of expression, the majestic still life paintings of Chardin and Cezanne.

     
A "Lean Diet" With Cooking Utensils

A "Lean Diet" With Cooking Utensils

Chardin
Chardin Paintings 1699 - 1779 France, Rococo A "Lean Diet" with Cooking Utensils Oil on canvas, 12.99 x 16.14 inches [33 x 41 cm] Musee du Louvre,... more info
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A Carafe Of Wine And Plate Of Fruit On A White Tablecloth, 1865

A Carafe Of Wine And Plate Of Fruit On A White Tablecloth, 1865

Fantin- Latour
Fantin- Latour Paintings 1836 - 1904 France, Realism A Carafe of Wine and Plate of Fruit on a White Tablecloth, 1865 Oil on canvas Public collection... more info
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A Dog By A Basket Of Fruits

A Dog By A Basket Of Fruits

Waldmuller
Waldmuller Paintings 1793 - 1865 Austria, Academic Classicism A Dog By A Basket Of Fruits Oil on canvas, 25.59 x 31.5 inches [65 x 80 cm] Private... more info
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A Pair Of Shoes, 1886

A Pair Of Shoes, 1886

Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh Paintings 1853 - 1890 Painter,Printmaker, Draftsman, Holland A Pair of Shoes, 1886 Oil on canvas Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Still... more info
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A Still Life Of Grapes, A Roemer, A Silver Ewer And A Plate, 1659

A Still Life Of Grapes, A Roemer, A Silver Ewer And A Plate, 1659

Willem van Aelst
Willem van Aelst Paintings 1627 - 1683 Baroque Era Painter A Still Life of Grapes, a Roemer, a Silver Ewer and a Plate, 1659 Oil on canvas, 27.6 x... more info
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A Still Life With A White Porcelain Pitcher, Fruit And Vegetables

A Still Life With A White Porcelain Pitcher, Fruit And Vegetables

David Emile Joseph de Noter
David Emile Joseph de Noter Paintings 1818 - 1892 Belgium, Academic Classicism A Still Life With A White Porcelain Pitcher, Fruit And Vegetables Oil... more info
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A Still Life With Fruit And Vegetables On A Table

A Still Life With Fruit And Vegetables On A Table

David Emile Joseph de Noter
David Emile Joseph de Noter Paintings 1818 - 1892 Belgium, Academic Classicism A Still Life With Fruit And Vegetables On A Table Oil on panel, 17 x... more info
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A Table Of Desserts, 1640

A Table Of Desserts, 1640

Jan Davisz de Heem
Jan Davisz de Heem Paintings 1606 - 1683 Netherlands,Baroque A Table of Desserts, 1640 Oil on canvas, 58.66 x 79.92 inches [149 x 203 cm] Musee du... more info
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Anemones And Buttercups, 1890

Anemones And Buttercups, 1890

Fantin- Latour
Fantin- Latour Paintings 1836 - 1904 France, Realism Anemones and Buttercups, 1890 Oil on canvas Museum Still Life Paintings more info
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Apples And Leaves, 1879

Apples And Leaves, 1879

Repin
Repin Paintings 1844 - 1930 Painter, Russia, Naturalism Apples and Leaves, 1879 Oil on canvas National Museum of Russia,Leningrad Still Life... more info
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Apples In A Basket On A Table, , 1888

Apples In A Basket On A Table, , 1888

Fantin- Latour
Fantin- Latour Paintings 1836 - 1904 France, Realism Apples in a Basket on a Table, , 1888 Oil on canvas Public collection Still Life Paintings more info
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Attributes Of Music, 1756

Attributes Of Music, 1756

Chardin
Chardin Paintings 1699 - 1779 France, Rococo Attributes of Music, 1756 Oil on canvas Musee du Louvre, Paris Still Life Paintings more info
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Autumn Blooms III

Autumn Blooms III

Claude Monet
Claude Monet Paintings 1840 - 1926 France, Impressionism Autumn Blooms III Oil on canvas Private Collection Still Life Paintings more info
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