<Li> <P> Various vessels in the border of an illuminated book of hours for Engelbert of Nassau, Flemish artist, 1470s </P> </Li> <P> Various vessels in the border of an illuminated book of hours for Engelbert of Nassau, Flemish artist, 1470s </P> <Li> <P> Detail of one of The Lady and the Unicorn millefleur tapestries, c. 1500 </P> </Li> <P> Detail of one of The Lady and the Unicorn millefleur tapestries, c. 1500 </P>

The use of still life as a subject matter was an important vehicle for abstraction