Still Life Painting Netherlands 1600
Small, Urban Port 10% of men were sailors
Urbanization lead to the reflection on daily life, both high and low- Genre Painting began as well as symbolic still life painting
Artists wanted to explore other subjects- not the classical subjects of religion, history, or mythology
Still Life Themes Vanity: the quality of people who have too much pride in their own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc. : the quality of being vain
Still Life Themes Temperance: the practice of always controlling your actions, thoughts, or feelings so that you do not eat or drink too much, become too angry, etc.