Stillleben - Hatje Cantz

An open art book viewed from above, laid flat on a white surface. The left page has German text titled Prunkvolle Vorratskammern. The right page displays a lavish, dark still-life painting of a feast, featuring a large red lobster, a meat pie, fruits, a golden goblet, a violin, and a small white dog standing in the foreground.

An open art book displays a large, opulent still-life oil painting from the Baroque period. The chaotic scene shows a table laden with a dead white swan, a peacock, a red lobster, fruit, and vegetables. On the floor below, a dead fawn lies near two snarling dogs.

An open art book displaying a two-page spread. The left page is a full-page reproduction of a Dutch still life painting of a lavish table setting with a half-eaten pie, wine, an ornate nautilus cup, and an overturned silver goblet. The right page contains German text and a smaller inset photo.

The back cover of a book against a white background. The cover features a dark, monochrome still-life painting of various flowers. On the left, a black rectangle contains a description in German, along with an ISBN, a barcode, and publisher details.

A two-page spread from an art book. The left page shows a lush, Dutch-style still-life painting of an overflowing bouquet of flowers, including red-and-white tulips, against a dark background. The right page is white and displays the book's table of contents in German.

A two-page spread from a German book about the history of European still life, with the chapter title Einleitung. On the right page is an overhead photograph of a circular, ancient Campanian red-figure fish plate from around 330 BC. The plate depicts three large, detailed fish arranged around a central depression on a dark background.

A diptych of two detailed oil paintings. The left panel is a still life showing a close-up of pink roses and white tulips with various insects against a dark background. The right panel depicts a dark, natural scene with a snake threatening a bird's nest, a white butterfly, and a pale moth on the forest floor.

A two-page spread from an art book. The left page contains German text and a detail shot of a bowl of strawberries. The right page features a painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder, depicting a central oval portrait of the Madonna and Child surrounded by a lush and detailed garland of colorful flowers, fruits, and insects against a dark background.

A two-page spread from an art publication in German. The left page features a large black-and-white painting of a larder scene with dead game and produce, with numbered elements identified in a key below. The right page shows five color close-ups from the painting, including a wild boar, a peacock, and asparagus, each with a block of text explaining its symbolism.

A two-page spread from an art book in German. The right side features a large Baroque painting of a grinning satyr with horns, holding a basket overflowing with fruit for a young woman beside him. The left side contains descriptive text and two small detail shots of grapes and an apple from the painting.

An open book page in German, featuring a large, ornate still-life painting of a lavish feast on the left. The painting includes a bright red lobster, overflowing grapes, a peeled lemon, and other fruits on a draped table. The right-hand column displays several small, detailed close-ups from the painting, showing insects and fruits with accompanying descriptive text.

An open art book with German text on the left page and a large painting on the right. The painting is a dark, Dutch still life from 1679 by Willem van Aelst. It shows a lavish meal on a draped table against a black background, featuring fish and freshly shucked oysters on a silver platter, a bread roll, and a glass of wine.

A double-page spread from an art book featuring a Baroque still life painting against a dark background. On a wooden table, a dead hare is splayed out amongst a pile of various dead birds. Above, more birds hang from a circular metal rack. To the right of the hare are vegetables, including a large cabbage, a melon, and artichokes. The right-hand page of the book contains German text and two smaller detail images from the painting.

A two-page spread from a book. The left page has German text under the heading Blumenstillleben. The right page shows a detailed, classical still-life painting of a dense bouquet of flowers, including a large pink poppy and a red and white striped tulip, along with berries and insects against a dark background.

An open art book showing a two-page spread. The right page features a large, dark still-life painting by Abraham Mignon depicting a basket overflowing with grapes, peaches, plums, and a melon. A bird's nest with three white eggs is nestled in the basket, and two goldfinches perch on branches. The left page has German text and four small detail shots from the painting.

A two-page spread from an art book displaying two trompe-l'oeil paintings on light wood backgrounds. The painting on the left shows letters and a quill held by red ribbons. The painting on the right shows a classical print, a quill, and a pair of pince-nez spectacles.

Stillleben

Zeitlose Schönheit

€ 38.00

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Edited by: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Konstanze Krüger

November 2023, 160 Pages, 100 Photos

Hardcover

206mm x 258mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5113-1

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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They fascinate us today as they did 500 years ago: elaborate compositions of exotic fruits or platters with oysters, foral arrangements and skulls, exquisitely decorated musical instruments and scientific instruments. Magical things testify to exuberant wealth and hedonism as well as to the enlightened curiosity and religious fervor of the Baroque era. This lavishly illustrated book that even features a pictorial glossary sets the stage for the internationally renowned collection of still lifes housed in Dresden's Gemäldegalerie (Picture Gallery). Focusing on the dazzling masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish painting, this book examines the genre in all its diverse facets. What meaning, what content, and what function did still lifes have, what allegories and symbols are concealed in their coded messages? How did the artists take the game of optical illusion to extremes? More than 70 still lifes from the Dresden collection by painters such as Cornelis de Heem, Abraham Mignon, Rachel Ruysch, and Frans Snyders provide a unique insight into the golden age of this magical genre.

The book is also avaible in German.