ArtBabble: Still Life

"Vase of Flowers," c. 1660, Jan Davidsz de Heem

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:52:03 +0000

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Explore Jan Davidsz de Heem’s sumptuous still life painting “Vase of Flowers” in this video from the Children’s Video Tour. Here, the artist depicts a harmonious arrangement of flowers, long stalks of wheat, and insects. Despite the realistic detail of this painting, this arrangement could never have really existed, as the flowers shown here bloom at different times of the year. There are more than 30 species of plants and flowers depicted in this painting. Which is your favorite? On view in the West Building, Gallery 50. http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=46097

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"Still Life with Apples and Peaches," c. 1905, Paul Cézanne

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:12:12 +0000

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Paul Cézanne used objects from his studio to create the carefully-arranged still life seen in this painting. He painted and repainted the objects pictured here many times, exploring forms and their relationships with every different arrangement. Over the course of days, he would move his easel, painting different objects—or even the same one—from different points of view. On view in the West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 84. http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=45986

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"Banquet Piece with Mince Pie," Willem Claesz Heda, 1635

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:52:33 +0000

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Willem Claesz Heda’s largest known painting is the focus of this video from the Children’s Video Tour, titled “Banquet Piece with Mince Pie.” In this painting, Heda depicts a banquet still life, complete with half-eaten food, oyster shells, scattered olives, and the remains of a mince pie. In the Netherlands in the seventeenth century, mince pie was a dish made for holidays and special occasions, made with meat and flavored with fruit, currants, raisins, spices and lemon slices. What do you imagine it tastes like? http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=72869

Remains- Beth Lipman

Chipstone — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:15:50 +0000

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Beth Lipman works primarily in glass, inspired by Dutch still-life painting of the seventeenth century. Her installation Still Life with Metal Pitcher, a table covered in clear glass objects, addresses the laid table tradition of this still-life genre.
The Remains exhibition took place at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Chair Caning, spring 1912 (Musée Picasso)

Smarthistory — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:11:07 +0000

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In this painting Picasso directly challenges conventions of representation dating back to the Renaissance by following Braque's lead and introducing a manufactured image into his cubist canvas. Join us as we seek to untangle this unruly intersection of representation and depiction.

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker, Eric Feinblatt