Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/02/2019 - 03/15/2020
12:00 am
Location
Carnegie Museum Of Art
Categories
This exhibition shines a light on what was once considered the lowliest of the painting genres: the still life. “A Delight for the Senses: The Still Life” explores nearly 250 years of the tradition from the Dutch Golden Age (roughly 1650-1700) to America’s Gilded Age (about 1870-1900).
On the surface, these picturesque arrangements are easy to appreciate for their aesthetic beauty and skillful rendering. A closer look at these sumptuous arrays of objects ranging from the mundane to the luxurious reveals moral undertones and allusions to the transience of life. Loans from the Detroit Institute of Arts and several local collectors are featured, along with recent bequests from philanthropist Drue Heinz (1915-2018), including the only Dutch Golden Age still life in the museum’s collection on view for the first time.
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