European Still Lifes Form

The becoming of European still-life is an intereting topic in art history. It was produced with people's life. Besides, it has something with people's habits, art market and nation's taste. At first, it is a media of hunman communication. Then, it is specimens by which people know the world. It also can decorative home. At last, t becomes means of earing money. Still-life's function changes with the times.The goal of the thesis is to point out the environment and features of still-life, and to explain it's function. Describe it's function of spreading knowledge. Analyze the reasons of still-life appearance, and the relations with Netherlands National. At last, I want to interprete the reason why that still-life appeared in Holland first.