Pronkstilleven

(noun)

A style of ornate still life painting produced in Holland in the 17th century.

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Examples of Pronkstilleven in the following topics:

  • Still Life Painting

    • Initially, the subjects of still life paintings were typically mundane; however, beginning in the mid-century, the pronkstilleven ("ostentatious still life"), showing expensive and exotic objects, became more popular.
    • Willem Claeszoon Heda (1595–c. 1680) and Willem Kalf (1619–1693) were leaders in this shift toward the pronkstilleven.