Still Life Before Still Life

David Ekserdjian

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Yale University Press
20 March 2018

Renaissance art; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes)

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, Durer, Holbein, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Van Eyck, as well as the work of less-celebrated masters Barthelemy d'Eyck and Ortolano.

By: David Ekserdjian
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 222mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 1.533kg
ISBN: 9780300190175
ISBN 10: 0300190174
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Ekserdjian is professor of history of art and film, University of Leicester.

Reviews for Still Life Before Still Life

[A] lovely and enlightening book - Susan Owens, Literary Review A beautiful visual anthology of painters from Holbein and Leonardo to Raphael and Van Eyck who delighted in the depiction of things. - Michael Prodger, The Sunday Times (Books of the Year 2018)

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Still Life Before Still Life

David Ekserdjian

$77.95

Hardback

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