Dutch still-life paintings omitted the ‘human cost of colonial warfare and slavery’ that underlay the bounty these canvases ...

Nearly every art student groans at the mention of still life painting. It’s often seen as a tedious exercise reserved for hyperrealists – or for those who’ve supposedly run out of ideas.

Historians of the still life genre, such as Norman Bryson in his book “ Looking at the Overlooked: Four Essays on Still Life Painting ” are quick to point out that the Xenia, though recognizable to ...

A traveling exhibition resurrects Rachel Ruysch, an ambitious Dutch painter (and two-time lottery winner) whose intricate ...

The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum has announced the opening of “Come Into Bloom: Flower Paintings from the Permanent ...

Except there was an art book sitting on a little ottoman in front of me, and on the cover of it was a still-life painting. It was a 17th century Dutch breakfast painting.

Smith College alumna Nava Grunfeld recently opened a retrospective show of still lifes and figure paintings at the Smith Alumnae House Gallery. The exhibition, “Lit from Within,” will be on ...

The Kimbell Art Museum’s yearslong quest to own a still-life painting by Jean Siméon Chardin has come to an end. The Cut Melon, a rare oval-shaped piece from the 18th-century French artist, has ...

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"My painting teacher, Mark, who was probably the biggest influence I had to go towards painting still lifes, introduced me to him. His Last Flowers paintings come with an amazing story.

In a still life painting, the subjects cannot move. The bowl of fruit remains sedentary on the table. The hunk of cheese goes uneaten. The candles do not flicker.