Collinson Library: ART & ARTISTS: Still Life Art

Apples, Pears and Paint

A richly detailed journey through the epic history of still life painting, featuring a range of delights from the earliest existing Xenia mural paintings discovered at Pompeii to the cubist masterpieces of Picasso.

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Still Life by Victoria Charles
ISBN: 9781781608289
Publication Date: 2014-01-07
C#65533;zanne transformed a teacup into something alive, raising still-life to the point that it ceased to be inanimate. Wassily Kandinsky said about the French artist: "He painted these things as human beings because he was endowed with the gift of divining the inner life in everything." In addition to those of C#65533;zanne, this book is devoted to still-life paintings by artists such as Van Gogh, Matisse, Chardin and Picasso.

Guggenheim Collection Online This link opens in a new window
Extensive collection of still life artworks with commentary
Featuring more than 1700 artworks by nearly 600 artists, the Collection Online presents a searchable database of selected artworks from the Guggenheim Museum.
Khan Academy [Videos] This link opens in a new window 4,000,000 videos on still life painting. Use search terms to narrow the results
Video tutorials to help you learn about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, world history, grammar, mathematics, astronomy, finance & banking and more.

Websites

The Metropolitan Museum of Life Still - Life Painting in Northern Europe, 1600-1800
Arty Factory
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Still life definition and artists
Symbols of Change in Dutch Golden Age Still Life Paintings
Teachers’ Guide and Lesson Plan Ellen Siegel Social Studies Department Collegiate Institute for Math and Science Bronx, NY
THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH AND FLEMISH PAINTING FROM THE STÄDEL MUSEUM
Brief introduction to still life art which came to life in the 17th century in Dutch art
New World Encyclopedia
Still life history overview
Norton Simon Museum - audio information
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10 minute podcast on the significance of still life exhibit
Louvre Museum – Still Life Painting, Northern Europe

Still Life - Clickview

A statue comes to life in a magical gallery and climbs into the painting 'Van Gogh's Chair' by Vincent Van Gogh. Inside the painting she explores Van Gogh's use of colour and light to express feelings.

Looks into the world of an oil painting; the ten paintings have been selected from a range of eras and art movements and can be found in galleries across the UK. A statue comes to life in a magical gallery and falls into the painting 'Surprised!' by Henri Rousseau. Inside the painting she explores Rousseaus use of imagination in painting, the techniques Rousseau used and his placement within the artistic world in Paris during his lifetime and his influence on the art world since. In a mixture of live action, animation and elements of the painting itself, the episode brings the painting to life and ends by encouraging viewers to imagine a place they have never been and then to visit that place by painting it.