This genre was placed last in the 18th-century "hierarchy of painting," which placed history painting at the top.
Pieter Claesz [class], a prominent painter of works in this genre, specialized in a type of them called bedriegertje [beh-DREE-gur-cheh] or "deceptive." Some members of Les Nabis [lay nah-bee] crowd around a painting in this genre in an "homage" by Maurice Denis. This genre was placed last in the 18th-century "hierarchy of painting," which placed history painting at the top. Francisco Zurbarán painted numerous examples of a Spanish variant of these artworks known as a (*) bodegón [boh-day-GOHN]. Examples of these works that depict themes of death are called vanitas examples and often contain skulls. Paul Cezanne's approach to these works can be seen in paintings such as his Basket of Apples. For 10 points, identify these works that depict inanimate objects.
Pieter Claesz [class], a prominent painter of works in this genre, specialized in a type of them called bedriegertje [beh-DREE-gur-cheh] or "deceptive."
still lifes [or nature morte; accept bodegon until read] &lt;EX, Painting&gt;