#christian berentz

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Christian Berentz The Elegant Snack 1717 Oil on canvas 52 x 67.5 cm Galleria Corsini

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Fruits and flowers by Christian Berentz (1658-1722)

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Christian Berentz (German, 1658-1722) • Flowers, fruit and a tray with glass goblets • c. 1696 • Moscow Palace

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Christian Berentz (detail)

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My new favourite fashion style...

Though this post is about fashion, but I'll start with a couple of beautiful paintings. Not that they are closely related to the fashion style I'm showcasing in this post, but it was really because of these artworks that I've come to discover a whole new level of sophisticated chic and charm...

Ilda Lange (Austria) - Katze am Fenster (1921) .via random-brushstrokes

Elin Danielson-Gambogi (Finland) - Portrait of Walborg Jakobsson (1890) .via random-brushstrokes

...90% of the fashion close-up images below are found on whimsigothwitch:

...I can't even properly define the right name for such style (though it should already exist, of course). But it obviously embraces different historical fashion styles -- Gothic, Neo Baroque and Rococo are definitely present here. So I decided to call it NeoChic to myself...

...layers upon layers of high quality fabrics like velvet, jacquard, tulle and lace, just to name a few; lush intricate embroidery, textured patterns, rich embellishments and high-end jewelry - countless ways to immerse yourself in history, even into different epochs, all met in one outfit.

↑4 images on the left are my finds and ↑3 images on the right are via whimsigothwitch

...and here's my moodboard: so much inspiration can be taken from the old times masterpieces - colours, shapes, patterns and textures - to compose modern lush looks full of personality!

Moment Volé perfume - Fragonard

Brown Cake Mascara $23.00 at besamecosmetics.com

Pa Design purse €22.50 at pa-design.com

...I don't have any outfit in such style yet, but what I see in the images is very appealing, and my fantasy is now going really wild suggesting me lots of ideas for my first NeoChic look. The challenge is that I'm going to hunt for the stuff at affordable prices, so I'm afraid the choice will not be so wide. But that does make the task even more interesting. We'll see... :)

ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴏᴏᴅʙᴏᴀʀᴅ:

x - Willem Kalf (1619-1693) “Still-Life with an Aquamanile, Fruit, and a Nautilus Cup” (c. 1660)

x - Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) “Bouquet of Flowers in an Urn” (1724)

x - My favourite actress, Madelaine Petsch :)

x - Christian Berentz (1658–1722) - Still Life

x - Marija Auersperg Attems (Graz, 1816−1880) "A Vase of Flowers"

x - Abraham Mignon (1640-1679) "Still Life with Flowers and a Watch"

x - A cameo jewelry on books from victoriamag.com

x - Angela Bandurka "Pouring peppermint"

+ Lanvin 2015 fashion runway close-up

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Christian Berentz (1658-1722) “Still Life with Fruit and Mushrooms” Oil on canvas Baroque Currently in a private collection

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Still Life with Fruit and Mushrooms, Christian Berentz (1658-1722)

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Flowers, Fruit with a Woman Picking Grapes

Christian Berentz, 1689

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Christian BERENTZ - Flowers, Fruit with a Woman Picking Grapes 1689 Oil on canvas Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

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Still Life Painting - The history

A still life is a selection of inanimate objects placed together to make up the scene for which you would paint or photograph. Organic matter is commonly used in still life’s such as fruit, vegetables and flowers. 

Most still life’s can be placed into four categories: flowers, breakfast, animals and symbolic. Symbolic still life’s can use objects which give deeper meanings or provide different narratives. 

The earliest still life paintings were created by the Egyptians in the 15th century BCE. Paintings of food - crops, fish and meat - were found at ancient burial sites.

In the middle ages, still life was widely adopted in religious contexts by artists. Using objects to symbolise historic biblical scenes and to decorate illuminated manuscripts. 

Berentz, Christian - Still-Life with Crystal Glasses and Sponge-Cakes

Entering the 17th century the appearance of flowers in still life paintings rose in popularity and became a significant feature of still life’s. It came about from the interest in creating realistic scenes from everyday life. 

Jan Brueghel the Elder, “Flowers in a Wooden Vessel,” 1606 – 1607

Beyond this, Vanitas paintings came along. This evolved from the realistic floral scenes but now became still life scenes of flowers, paired with skulls, melting candles and hourglasses to signify the fragility of life and a reminder of our human mortality. 

Vanitas also commonly included objects such as musical instruments and wine to remind us of the vanity of said pleasures and the futility of goods.

Modern Art

The still life remained a popular feature in many modern art movements. The artist Vincent Van Gogh commonly painted scenes including vases and flowers. One of his most famous, or recognisable works is ‘Sunflowers’ painted in 1889, one year before his death:

: https://mymodernmet.com/what-is-still-life-painting-definition/

: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmen_Steenwijck

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Bettina Hoffmann, Viola da gamba August Kühnel (1645 – ca. 1700), Aria [con variazioni] «Sonate ô Partite ad una ô due Viole da Gamba», Kassel, 1698 Sonata VII in G-Dur Christian Berentz (1658–1722), Stilleben Recording: Yaşar University Sound Studios Mehmet Can Ozer, sound engineer Izmir, 6 may 2015

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Christian Berentz (1658–1722) German painter

Title Still-Life, Painting Date second half of 17°

Current location

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica Roma

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Bonjour et bonne #museumweek!#MBCapodimonte pour #foodMW commence avec Loggia con giardino de Christian Berentz et Carlo Maratta! pic.twitter.com/B43gR3ws7E

�� Capodimonte Museo (@Capodimonte_mus) 19 juin 2017

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Christian Berentz (detail)

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Christian Berentz (1658-1722) “Still Life with Fruit and Flowers”

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Christian Berentz - Flowers, Fruit with a Woman Picking Grapes, 1689, Oil on canvas, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples