Painting of inanimate objects (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
still life
'painting of inanimate objects' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for still life that I've seen before include "Painting of a bowl of fruit, perhaps?" , "Picture" , "Painting of inanimate objects like fruit and flowers" , "Painting of inanimate things like fruit or flowers" , "Composition" .)