Autorentext

Alejandro Vergara-Sharp is Senior Curator of Flemish and Northern European Painting at Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. He has written and contributed to numerous publications and articles, including The Art of Clara Peeters (Prado, 2016).

Klappentext

Clara Peeters was one of the most talented and creative among the early practitioners of still-life painting in Europe. This timely book sheds light on the limitations she encountered because of her gender and how she responded to them in her art, while also assessing her importance as a painter.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1 The Life and Context of Clara Peeters; 2 Still Life Painting in Early Seventeenth-century Antwerp; 3 The Production of Clara Peeters; 4 Social Practice and Material Culture in the Art of Clara Peeters; 5 The Problem of Meaning in the Still Lifes of Clara Peeters; Conclusion: The Artistry of Clara Peeters; Notes; Bibliography; Index