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German

Artists

Georg Flegel, Isaak
Soreau and Peter Bi-
noit (from the 16th and
17th centuries) were
particularly famous.

Jakob Lehnen, Paula
Modersohn-Becker 1 Georg Flegel:
and August Macke © public domain.
were also important still
life painters.

George Flegel

George Flegel 1 was born in lovey sitting at the table or dead
Olmütz in 1566 and died in Frank- (mostly next to meat). Altogether
furt am Main in 1638. He was the pictures seem very lovely, calm
commissioned to draw large-for- and aesthetic. The paintings with
mat paintings of table fellowship the dead animals contain a great
or market scenes with fruit, vege- contrast, as they do not reflect the
tables and flowers. George Flegel previously described atmosphere.
often depicted food in bowls. An- These works rather try to convey
imals can often be found in his the message that in order to stay
works of art as well. The animals alive, humans have to constantly
are shown in two ways, either kill other living beings.

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