HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND ARTISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STILL LIFE ART

Abstract

This article provides a scholarly analysis of the formation process, historical roots, and stages of development of the still life genre. The study examines the evolution of still life from ancient civilizations through the European Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Realism, Impressionism, and up to contemporary art movements. The ideological and aesthetic content of the genre, its compositional principles, and symbolic features are analyzed on the basis of academic sources.