Giovanna Garzoni, “Dog with a Biscuit and a Chinese Cup” (1640s),” miniature on parchment (image courtesy Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Firenze) FLORENCE, Italy — The most ...
A typical still-life painting is a formal arrangement of mostly inanimate objects. Animals, dead or alive, are frequently added. An ancient genre, still life was popular in Roman art, and some sources ...