TY - BOOK AU - Schneider,Norbert ED - Taschen (Firm) TI - Still life: still life painting in the early modern period SN - 9783836510189 AV - Art/ND1390 .S3613 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Koln PB - Taschen KW - Still-life painting KW - Still-life painting, European KW - 16th century KW - 17th century N1 - Originally published: 1990; Includes bibliographical references N2 - This title presents a reflection of the customs, ideas, and aspirations of the time via still lifes. The still life, the most primordial of painting subjects, had its peak between the late Middle Ages and the 17th century. In this book, Norbert Schneider explores the still life's insights into changes of mentality and philosophy as well as its role in the history of scientific discoveries and the gradual replacement of the medieval concept of the world; Art and Artists ER -