The History of the Still Life in Art — Let's take a look at still life since the beginning of art history. This covers the definition, history, and more. 2 pages of notes with some of the most memorable still life paintings and 2 pages of symbolism in still life painting. 24 enlarged images included for print or digital display. I use this as an introduction to still life drawing and painting. Students always find the symbolism intriguing so I tend to present the painting first and see if they can guess before telling them about it. This goes well with our other resources on still life.