@article{811804,
      recid = {811804},
      author = {Ekserdjian, David,},
      title = {Still life before still life /},
      pages = {256 pages :},
      abstract = {This book illustrates the simple but important point that  artists were fascinated by still life long before the true  emergence of 'still-life painting' as an independent genre  at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Instead of the  genre beginning in the early 17th century, noted scholar  David Ekserdjian explores its origins in classical  antiquity and the gradual re-emergence of still life in  Renaissance painting. The author presents a visual  anthology of finely executed flowers, fruit, food,  household objects, and furnishings seen in the background  of paintings. Paintings are reproduced in full and paired  with detailed close-ups of still-life elements within the  work. Ekserdjian further examines both the artistic and  symbolic significance of a chosen detail, as well as  information about each artist's career. Featured works  include paintings from Renaissance greats such as Da Vinci,  Durer, Holbein, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Van Eyck, as  well as the work of less-celebrated masters Barthelemy  d'Eyck and Ortolano.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/811804},
}