Pronkstilleven
Pronkstilleven (Dutch for 'ostentatious still life') is a style of ornate still life painting, which was developed in the 1640s in Antwerp from where it spread quickly to the Dutch Republic. Flemish artists such as Frans Snyders and Adriaen van Utrecht started to paint still lifes that emphasized abundance by depicting a diversity of objects, fruits, flowers and dead game, often together with living people and animals.
The style was soon adopted by artists from the Dutch Republic.[1] A leading Dutch representative was Jan Davidsz. de Heem, who spent a long period of his active career in Antwerp and was one of the founders of the style in Holland.[2] [3] Other leading representatives in the Dutch Republic were Abraham van Beyeren and Willem Kalf.[1]
References
- ^ a b Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms: Pronkstilleven
- ^ Jan Davidsz. de Heem at the Netherlands Institute for Art History Template:Link language
- ^ Ben van Beneden, Massijs, Rubens, Van Dyck en de anderen. Schilderkunst in Antwerpen, 1500-1650 Template:Link language
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