Title: The sense of pleasure : a collection of still-life paintings /
Authors: Spike, John T.; Fagiolo dell'Arco, Maurizio, 1939-2002
Publisher: Skira ; Distributed in North America and Latin America by Rizzoli International through St. Martin's Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Still-life painting, Italian; Still-life painting, Italian; Still-life painting, European; Still-life painting, European
Abstract: This is a visually stunning collection of 71 European still life paintings dating from the 17th and 18th century and expresses the variety, abundance, nourishment, and pleasures nature has to offer.
Contents: Introduction / John T. Spike -- The Rediscovery of Nature -- The Flavors of Nature -- Nature in Flower -- Nature's Harvest -- Nature Ennobled -- The Mysteries of Nature -- The Significance of Still Lifes in the Baroque Era: Religion, Allegory, Science, Museum / Maurizio Fagiolo dell'Arco.