Paul Taylor, Nautilus 1; Nautilus 2; Nautilus 3 (three works) (1995)

2 beds of metal with rounded gables, long sides of metal wire mesh. The shortest of the beds has pressed short sides with angels in relief. The longer L 11 cm, the shorter L 9 cm, ...

Like the other two still lifes by Kalf in the Collection, this is a mature work executed during his Amsterdam period. It falls within the type known as a Pronkstilleven. Using a ve...

The still life, a pictorial representation of foodstuffs, objects or inanimate objects, was one of the artistic genres that became fully independent in the 17th century. The origin...