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STILL LIFE is a painting, drawing, or photograph of an arrangement of inanimate object. Still Life can be found in pre-classical, classical, and Renaissance art. However, it was only in the 17th century that the form was recognized as a distinct genre. Still Life in French nature morte, in Italian natura morta, in German stilleben, in Spanish bodegón, in Dutch stilleven. Still Life paintings were painted for lower-class inns and taverns. OIL SKETCH is a small rough oil painting or delineation of something only giving the outlines or prominent features without the detail. A rapid and spontaneous Oil Sketch is called BOZZETTO.