Clara Peeters
While
few
details
are
known
about
Flemish
painter
Clara
Peeters’
life,
her
work
had
immense
influence
on
the
trajectory
of
still
life
painting
as
an
independent
genre.
Born
in
Antwerp
in
the
late
16th
century,
Peeters
was
one
of
the
few
women
artists
to
work
professionally
in
the
early
1600s,
largely
due
to
sweeping
restrictions
on
women’s
access
and
membership
to
artistic
training
and
guilds.
Despite
this,
her
distinct
style
of
close-up
compositions
and
low
vantage
points
were
so
influential,
it
is
believed
she
may
have
headed
a
small
school
of
her
own.
While
official
documentation
of
her
training
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career
may
be
limited,
Peeters’
inserted
herself
into
the
history
books
with
subtle
self
references
within
her
work
in
the
form
of
self-portraits
reflected
in
mirrored
surfaces
or
a
treat
or
two
shaped
carefully
into
her
initials.
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