Clara Peeters

Abstract

"Clara Peeters was one of the first generation of European artists to specialise in still-life painting; she was in fact the only Flemish woman known to have focussed on this genre in this period. Peeters was also one of the few early modern European women to dedicate her professional life to painting. This book focuses on the historical and cultural context of her art, artistry and the material culture reflected in her paintings. At the same time, Clara Peeters discusses this remarkable artist's biography to the extent that it is known, shedding light on the limitations that Clara Peeters encountered because of her gender, and how she responded to them in her art."