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Still Life

By Siân Walters
Series: The Wonder of Art
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A new series of small, exquisite hardbacks from London's National Gallery, in which its unrivalled collection is explored through a variety of appealing themes. Still Life painting celebrates the extraordinary within the ordinary, offering a timeless reminder of the beauty that surrounds us every day. This... Read More
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A new series of small, exquisite hardbacks from London's National Gallery, in which its unrivalled collection is explored through a variety of appealing themes.

Still Life painting celebrates the extraordinary within the ordinary, offering a timeless reminder of the beauty that surrounds us every day. This book explores the rich variety of the genre through the lens of the National Gallery collection, from seventeenth-century Dutch flowers to Picasso's modern interpretation.

Published by National Gallery Group/Distributed by Yale University Press.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781857097443

Publisher: National Gallery Company Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: National Gallery Company Ltd

Illustration: 120 colour illus.

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 175.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Series: The Wonder of Art Siân Walters

About the Author

Siân Walters is an art historian and the founder and director of Art History in Focus.

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