Objects on a Table: Harmonious Disarray in Art and Literature

This collection of four essays on the art of the still life begins with a look back to pictures of meals painted on the walls of Egyptian tombs--as the author points out, the soul could eat. Davenport's meditations on the still life dip into the full history of this art form, touching on neolithic cave paintings, the Dutch masters, Cezanne, Van Gogh, even photography and the collage.

Author: Guy Davenport
Publisher: Catapult
Published: 07/30/1999
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.49h x 7.54w x 0.41d
ISBN13: 9781582430355
ISBN10: 1582430357
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Art | Techniques | Painting

About the Author
Guy Davenport was a writer, illustrator, teacher, and scholar. He is best known for his modernist-style short stories, but his range of works is wide, spanning poetry, translation, and criticism. He was a professor of English for three decades, having taught at Haverford College and the University of Kentucky.