Christopher Paudiss, who received training in the workshop of Rembrandt in the period from 1645 to 1650s, developed his own individual style in the genre of still-life without following blindly the Dutch traditions. He infuses everyday objects with a life of their own, thus transforming the surrounding environment into a living vibrant world. In the Hermitage painting the ordinary everyday objects are shown with such naturalness and ingenuous simplicity as if the artist had simply enclosed a piece of real life within a frame. However, the objects are far from being randomly arranged. The painting is remarkable for the sense of unity and harmony due to the painter’s skill at putting them together.
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Still Life
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oil
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62x46,5 cm
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ГЭ-1035
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