Spiegel geheimer Wunsche: Stillleben aus funf Jahrhunderten

Since antiquity, still lifes have held the fascination of artists and viewers alike. With 120 works rom the Baroque until the present, this volume demonstrates the special appeal of this art genre between illusion and revelation, desire and horror. Numerous illustrations, including beautiful details, invite the reader to experience the visual seduction in works by artists like Willem Heda, Pieter Claesz, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Thomas Demand. German text.