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Analyses the origins, history and logic of 'still life', one of the most enduring forms of Western painting. This work surveys a major segment in the history of still life, from 17th-century Spanish painting to Cubism. It tackles the controversial field of 17th-century Dutch still life.

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'Few art historians can unpeel images in the way that he does.' - Frances Spalding, The Independent; 'The still-life really comes alive in this book.' - Good Book Guide

Looking At the Overlooked

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    A Paperback / softback by Norman Bryson

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      Publisher: Reaktion Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/1990
      ISBN13: 9780948462061, 978-0948462061
      ISBN10: 094846206X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analyses the origins, history and logic of 'still life', one of the most enduring forms of Western painting. This work surveys a major segment in the history of still life, from 17th-century Spanish painting to Cubism. It tackles the controversial field of 17th-century Dutch still life.

      Trade Review
      'Few art historians can unpeel images in the way that he does.' - Frances Spalding, The Independent; 'The still-life really comes alive in this book.' - Good Book Guide

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