Dutch still-life paintings omitted the ‘human cost of colonial warfare and slavery’ that underlay the bounty these canvases ...

Such paintings seem presciently surreal. It's no surprise they inspired Salvador Dali. Bartolomeo Bimbi, 17th Century court painter to the Medici, produced more conventional still life paintings.

Still-life painting has existed since time immemorial and offered us some of the most sublimely beautiful painting in art history. Yet for centuries it was dismissed by critics as merely an ...

These pictures by photographer Rebecca Rütten made me laugh so much because she re-created Renaissance-era poses and still life paintings with people today and a whole lot of junk food. It’s a ...

NEW YORK — “Giorgio Morandi: 1890-1964,” the enthralling exhibition of 110 paintings, drawings and prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a bit of a surprise, but not for revealing an ...

Fede Galizia, A Glass Compote with Peaches, Jasmine Flowers, Quinces, and a Grasshopper, date unknown, oil on wood panel.Courtesy of Sotheby's. One such artist was Fede Galizia, who lived her entire ...

Say "still-life," and many people quickly visualize opulent paintings by Dutch Old Masters - 17th-century tabletops brimming with the symbolism of blowsy flowers in various stages of decay ...

Still lifes, landscapes, flower paintings, drawings and etchings began with Cubist-inflected still lifes from 1914 and 1915, when Morandi (1890-1964) was discovering his language.

The 1503 series was inspired by Tagliavini’s love for the art, history, and textures of Italy (though he lives in Switzerland). “Italy is a hub of my life: it’s where I grew up, and in some ...

Still-life painting has existed since time immemorial and offered us some of the most sublimely beautiful painting in art history. Yet for centuries it was dismissed by critics as merely an ...