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Still Life with Books
Creator
Hercules SeghersDutch painter and engraver (c.1589-c.1638) · 1589–1638
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- c. 1618 - c. 1622
- Medium
- paint (coating), cotton (textile)
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
While Segers’ stack of books looks unassuming enough, it is entirely original, and may even be the earliest still life in European graphic art. While still lifes frequently feature in 17th-century paintings, they are rarely found in black-and-white (in prints).
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