Learning on ScreenSpain in the Golden Age: Still Life
- Synopsis
- Traces the tradition of 16th-century Spanish still life painting from its origins in the work of Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560-1627) to Goya at the beginning of the 19th century. Shows some of the central concerns of European painting in the imitation of natural appearances in the displays of food and flowers; the virtuoso depiction of precious glass, wooden sweet boxes and glazed oil jars; and the ‘vanitas’ pictures, in which the skull and hourglass remind us of the brevity of worldly life.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
- Year of production
- 1996
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale £10.00 (inclusive)
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- paintings - Spanish
Credits
- Writer
- Erika Langmuir; Gabriele Finaldi
- Cast
Gabriele Finaldi
Production Company
- Name
London
Distributor
- Name
National Gallery Publications Ltd
- online@nationalgallery.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/art_books/art_dvd_cd External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7747 2870
- Address
- St Vincent House
30 Orange Street
WC2H 7HH
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