Famous old master still life paintings. The new dutch republic was the most prosperous nation in europe and led european trade science and art. A pretentious style crammed with allegorical images from classical mythology swirling with ornate decoration. Dutch golden age painting is the painting of the dutch golden age a period in dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century during and after the later part of the eighty years war 15681648 for dutch independence.
The term old master drawing is used in the same way. These beautiful flowers and fruits paintings done by alexei antonov. The audacious still lifes celebrated here challenge that historical supremacy and redefine what it means to be a work of nature morte literally translated.
Jean baptiste simeon chardin 1699 1779 jean baptiste simeon chardin 1699 1779 the brioche 1763 oil on canvas jean baptiste simeon chardin was one of greatest masters of still life in the history of art. See more ideas about still life dutch still life and painting. In fine art the term old master traditionally refers to great european painters practising during the period roughly 1300 1830.
Aug 8 2013 explore artsydotnets board old masters followed by 44495 people on pinterest. See more ideas about painting art and artwork. Jump to list of old masters this era begins with the proto renaissance exemplified by the florentine artist giotto di bondone 1270 1337 and thereafter encompasses.
25 hyper realistic still life oil paintings by alexei antonov by old masters technique neel still life flower and fruit paintings. In art history old master or old master refers to any painter of skill who worked in europe before about 1800 or a painting by such an artist. While still life painting can be traced back to the ancient egyptians it was only with the dutch painters of the 17th century dutch golden age that it came into its own as a painting genre.
The northern netherlandish provinces that made up the new state. An old master print is an original print for example an engraving or etching made by an artist in the same period. Leading artists of contemporary time are reviving the still life a genre that once was more associated with the sixteenth and seventeenth century old masters than with contemporary art.
Every one has heard of rembrandt vermeer and bosch but there is so much more to dutch painting. Still life is the genre that the post impressionist master paul cezanne established as equal in stature to landscape or portraiture.