Still Life Before Still Life
ISBN-13:
9780300190175
ISBN-10:
0300190174
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
David Ekserdjian
Publication date:
2018
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Hardcover
256 pages
Category:
Criticism
,
Arts History & Criticism
,
Themes
,
History
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9780300190175
ISBN-10:
0300190174
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
David Ekserdjian
Publication date:
2018
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Hardcover
256 pages
Category:
Criticism
,
Arts History & Criticism
,
Themes
,
History
Summary
Still Life Before Still Life (ISBN-13: 9780300190175 and ISBN-10: 0300190174), written by authors
David Ekserdjian, was published by Yale University Press in 2018.
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Description
A beautiful book that argues artists were fascinated by still life painting considerably earlier than previously thought
This eloquent and generously illustrated book asserts that artists were fascinated by and extremely skilled at still life significantly earlier than previously thought. 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 radiant paintings from Renaissance greats such as Da Vinci, Dürer, Holbein, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Van Eyck, as well as the work of less-celebrated masters Barthélemy d’Eyck and Ortolano.
This eloquent and generously illustrated book asserts that artists were fascinated by and extremely skilled at still life significantly earlier than previously thought. 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 radiant paintings from Renaissance greats such as Da Vinci, Dürer, Holbein, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Van Eyck, as well as the work of less-celebrated masters Barthélemy d’Eyck and Ortolano.
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