1. still life A painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects contrasting in texture, color and form in order to create interest within a composition. Roy Lichtenstein. Still Life With Palette. 1972.

2. The thing about still lifes… A still life is exactly as its name suggests… still. That means, it should not move. Drawing something that keeps moving is much more difficult than drawing something that is still. DO NOT TOUCH THE STILL LIFES UNLESS INSTRUCT ED TO DO SO PLEASE.

3. Paul Cezanne was a French painter well-known for his brightly colored still lifes. Paul Cezanne. Still Life With Bottle and Apple Basket. 1893.

4. Paul Cezanne. Still Life With Peppermint Bottle. 1895.

5. Paul Cezanne. Still Life With Skull. 1895.

6. Vanitas : A gentle reminder of man’s temporary condition Vanitas Still Life With a Bouquet and a Skull. Adriaen van Utrecht (1642)

7. Vanitas: A type of still life in which some or all of the objects portrayed are symbols representing the theological doctrine that man’s time on earth and his material possessions are temporary. Illustrated Dictionary of Art Terms: A Handbook for the Artist and Art Lover. Kimberly Reynolds with Richard Seddon

8. Still Life- An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life. Harmen Steenwyck

9. Objects frequently found in vanitas paintings are skulls, clocks, sundials, hour glasses, flowers, books and money.

10. Vanitas Still Life. Rebrandt van Rijn

11. Vanitas Still Life. Pieter-Clasez

12. …vanitas is often associated with memento mori, which is Latin for “a reminder of death,” whose function is to remind the viewer of the transience of beautiful things. Illustrated Dictionary of Art Terms: A Handbook for the Artist and Art Lover. Kimberly Reynolds with Richard Seddon

13. The Ambassadors. Hans Holbein the Younger