Of this particular genre of
painting there is a certain element of pathos which should be understood. There is a touch of sadness to be found in a
still life. Here is a painting showing
no action or event taking place; rather it pictures an inanimate, quiet, and
often lifeless world. There are almost
never any people in the paintings. The
scene is set in a lonely room, often dark and often obscured from full view. How far back the room goes we do not know; we
don't even know where we are, really.
Dreamy, cloudy, and almost mystical, it is no wonder that Baroque still
lifes generated a symbolic connection with religious paintings. This period and genre of art could fill an
entire life's work of study and research—and a very interesting study that
would be—but we will stop here to move on.
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