vanitas Vanitas A form of still life painting

vanitas

Vanitas A form of still life painting that emphasizes the brevity of human life and the futility of human activities.

Vanity and the Evolution of the Still Life · Go to the Beyond Books Website History of Painting: http: //www. beyondbooks. com/art 11/5 e. asp? pf=on · Be prepared to answer the following questions: 1. How did the Spanish occupation of the Netherlands pave the way for certain subjects in still lifes? 2. What is a “vanity” and why was it such a popular topic of exploration during the 16 th and 17 th centuries? 3. Discuss some of the symbolism used in the Vanitas paintings.

Pieter Aertsen Market Woman with Vegetable Stall 1587

Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Peasant Dance 1567

Balthasar van der Ast’s Still Life with a Basket of Fruit 1622

Adriaen van Nieulandt Vanitas 1614

Clara Peeters Still Life with a Venetian Glass 1607

Cubism The Beginning

Pablo Picasso

George Braque

Juan Gris

Analytical Cubism

Synthetic Cubism

vanitas Meditations 0 n Life and Death in Contemporary Art

George Orozco Pinched Ball 1993 Black Kites 1997

Flexix Gonzalez-Torres Perfect Lovers 1991

Mona Hatoum Entrails Carpet 1997 Pom City 2002

Leonardo Drew Untitled (No. 49) 1995

Jac Leirner Blue Phase 1991/1998

Zoe Leonard Untitled Joy 1999 -2000 2001

Resources • Beyond Books, History of Painting: Vanity and the Evolution of the Still Life. www. beyondbooks. com/art 11/5 e. asp? pf=on • Spanish Painting From El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth, and History. Guggenheim Museum: New York, NY; 11/17/06 -3/28/07 • Vanitas: Meditations on Life and Death in Contemporary Art. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Richmond, VA. April 4 th – June 28 th, 2000.