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Virtually everyone knows what kinds of things are represented in still life, but we all have difficulty explaining precisely what still life is. We are familiar enough with the subject matter-flowers, fruit, vegetables, pots and pans, tableware, books, and musical instruments. Sometimes these are beautiful and ornate; often they are commonplace household items-but it is their re-presentation in paint that makes them seem remarkable and a source of special enjoyment. In this Pocket Guide Erika Langmuir examines the special fascination of still life and what distinguishes it from other categories of painting. She discusses its evolution from the trompe l'oeil wall paintings of ancient Rome, through its revival in the age of Caravaggio and Velázquez, and again in the works of Cézanne and Picasso. The subject is more complex than it seems, going to the very heart of the relationship between art and reality and perception and representation and touching on how artists view their role in society.
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Published by National Gallery Company. Distributed by Yale University Press.
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Erika Langmuir, formerly head of education at the National Gallery, London, is the author of The National Gallery Companion Guide and, in the Pocket Guides series: Allegory, Angels, Landscape, and Saints. Published by National Gallery Company Distributed by Yale University Press
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- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1857099613
- ISBN 13 9781857099614
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