The birth and rise in Lombardy of the still life genre in painting: a book on the protagonists of this fascinating period of Lombard art, edited by an outstanding expert on the subject.
The still life, a poetic interpretation of reality, is one of the most appealing genres of painting. The exhibition held in Milan retraced the birth and rise in Lombardy of this genre, focusing on the city of Milan as a lively center of production capable of “exporting” models and inventions. The volume illustrates the works and the cultural context of Vincenzo Campi, Fede Galizia, Panfilo Nuvolone, Tanzio da Varallo, Evaristo Baschenis and Giacomo Ceruti, just some of the protagonists of this fascinating period of Lombard art, seen here in a wide-ranging, evocative survey.