Still life refers to a work of art that depicts an arrangement of inanimate everyday objects – man-made or natural – such as flowers, food or glassware. Although the idea of still life has been around since ancient times, it first developed as an independent genre in the Netherlands during the early 1600s. The term still life comes from the Dutch word stilleven. It has remained a popular and ever-evolving genre among many artists.


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