Astill life is a work of art, most often apainting. In a still life, objects likeflowers,fruit, orglasses are arranged in a certain way, and then painted. Most still lifes are of inanimate objects manmade or natural.Still life painting has been popular since the 17th century, when Dutch painters likeAdriaen Coorte raised it to a fine art. However, the idea is old: examples can be found inantiquity. With a still life, the artist can focus more on composition and arrangement than with other forms of painting, such as landscape painting or portraiture.
Transparent bowl of fruit and vases.Roman wall painting inPompeii (around 70 AD)
Edouard Manet,Carnations and Clematis in a Crystal Vase (1883)
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