When did western still life painting come into being?

Western still life painting came into being in17th century.

Still life painting is a kind of painting that depicts static natural or man-made objects. Reflected in painting, printmaking, mosaic, photography and other art forms. Still life painting has a long history, but independent still life painting is the product of the Renaissance, which started from the Dutch school in 17th century and gained great development in17-19th century.

Still life painting is at the bottom of the academic painting school. The main function of still life painting is decoration and symbol. The representative works are Partridge and Armor, and the representative writers are the residence of Pompey Liya Felix, the murals of still life painting by Balbarie, Beauclair, Van Beyeren and Cezanne.

Still life painting originated in Holland in the17th century, mainly depicting relatively static objects, such as flowers (Hui -4), fruits and vegetables, utensils, food and tableware, which will not change with time, but a relatively constant scene.

There is a social background behind this, that is, the religious reform often mentioned before, and the Netherlands is just within the scope of Protestantism. The attitude of Protestant rulers towards art is completely different from that of Catholics, which is manifested in their opposition to superficial and luxurious artistic expression and their active portrayal of religious themes.

In the highly respected religious communion ceremony, cake symbolizes Jesus' flesh and wine symbolizes Jesus' blood. Therefore, food has also become the theme of painting, and rich food can also express its firm belief, and food has also become the main image commonly used in still life painting.

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Western still life paintings, according to literature records, have been produced in the classical period of ancient Greece, and their germination can even be traced back to the pottery paintings of Crete in Aegean art, such as flowers depicted in a single painting.

If you look at animal paintings, there are independent murals in Aegean art, such as dolphins, antelopes and monsters. At the latest in the Hellenistic period (332-30 BC), it has become a relatively independent painting form.