‘Still Life with Musical Instruments and Statuette’ (circa 1660) Perhaps this partly explains why Baschenis set up shop in 1643 as a painter of still lifes of both musical instruments and ...

The “Ole Bull” Stradivarius, made in 1687, photographed with flowers and props reminiscent of a Dutch still life from the period. Claire Rosen More than 4,500 years after an enterprising ...

Still life as we know it "came of age" in the 17th century, said Alastair Smart in The Daily Telegraph. ... a book and some musical instruments" to imply that worldly power, ...