Publisher's Synopsis
Clara Peeters (active from 1607 to 1621) was one of the few women painters working in early modern Europe, and a pioneer in the field of still life painting. Her elegant pictures show tables with arrangements of different types of food, vessels, animals and other objects. This book provides an up to date study of her career and her works. It places the artist in the cultural and artistic context of Antwerp, and calls attention to the way in which she transformed collecting and display practices into art.
