The still life is anything but still. Judith Linhares, “Housekeeping” (2024), oil on linen Linhares’s narratives present both whimsy and menace. The two largest paintings (each around 67 ...

Edgar Degas rarely painted a pure still life, but he often included still lifes in the backgrounds or corners ... the figure is merely an accessory. Art Institute of Chicago "People think a ...

Still-life painting is one of the oldest genres in ... while the Biblical events took place in small background windows. This ...