Acrylic on canvas paper
ABOVE: A contemporary exploration of Dutch still life painting
Still-life painting rose to new popularity in the 17th century, as the Protestant Netherlands broke away from the Catholic Church the use of religious subject matter was coming to an end in Dutch art. At that time minor categories of painting such as still-life were explored more fully.
Still-lives tell us a lot about history without the standard elements of a narrative painting. They provide a context for seeing the influence that specific historical events had on culture. For the contemporary Dutch artist “Still-Life” was too broad a term, instead each sub-genre had its own name, let’s look at four of these.
http://arthistoryblogger.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/history-as-seen-through-dutch-still.html
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