Object unit - research
During the 5th century BC, still life became known. The art form was presented as a religious and allegorical symbol relating to the objects depicted.
The popular appreciation of the realism of still life painting is related in the ancient Greek legend of Zeuxis and Parrhasius, who are said to have once competed to create the most life-like objects.
During the ancient Greek, Zeuxis a very talented painter, challenged the artists Parrhasius to a contest, of who could paint the most realistic painting. Zeuxis’ still-life painting was so realistic that birds came down from the sky to peck at the grapes on the canvas. Satisfied with his triumph, Zeuxis told Parrhasius to pull aside a pair of tattered curtains so that Zeuxis could see his rival’s painting behind them. But Parrhasius’ painting wasn’t behind the curtains, it was the curtains.
Paintings of this style peaked during the Renaissance (14th-17th century). Painters then started to pain in a similar style as Zeuxis and Parrhasius to try and give the illusion that their paintings were real.
The popular appreciation of the realism of still life painting is related in the ancient Greek legend of Zeuxis and Parrhasius, who are said to have once competed to create the most life-like objects.
During the ancient Greek, Zeuxis a very talented painter, challenged the artists Parrhasius to a contest, of who could paint the most realistic painting. Zeuxis’ still-life painting was so realistic that birds came down from the sky to peck at the grapes on the canvas. Satisfied with his triumph, Zeuxis told Parrhasius to pull aside a pair of tattered curtains so that Zeuxis could see his rival’s painting behind them. But Parrhasius’ painting wasn’t behind the curtains, it was the curtains.
Paintings of this style peaked during the Renaissance (14th-17th century). Painters then started to pain in a similar style as Zeuxis and Parrhasius to try and give the illusion that their paintings were real.
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