Still Life Oil Painting | Hand-painted Still Life Paintings Art Reproduction Canvas SALE

A still life painting is a work of art depicting inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, plants and natural substances like rocks) or man-made (drinking glasses, cigarettes, pipes, hotdogs and so on) in an artificial setting. Popular in Western art since the 17th century, still life oil paintings give the artist more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a composition than do paintings of other types of subjects such as landscape or portraiture. Still life oil paintings often adorn the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs. It was believed that food objects and other items depicted there would, in the afterlife, become real and available for use by the deceased. The popular appreciation of still life discount painting as a demonstration of the artist's skill is related in the ancient Greek legend of Zeuxis and Parrhasius. All great artists begin with the still life subject. It is their process of recreating the items that make the work special. Enjoy the look of fresh fruit in your kitchen or dining room without ever going to the grocery store. Or, love the beauty of fresh cut flowers in your living room or bed room without the worry of allergies or lost pedals.