File:Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Dutch - Flower Still Life - Google Art Project.jpg
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Ambrosius Bosschaert: Flower Still Life
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| Title |
Dutch: Bloemstilleven  Flower Still Life |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
still life |
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| Description |
A pink carnation, a white rose, and a yellow tulip with red stripes lie in front of a basket with flowers, that would not bloom together: roses, forget-me-nots, lilies-of-the-valley, a cyclamen, a violet, a hyacinth, and tulips. Insects, short-lived like flowers, remind of the brevity of life and the transience of its beauty. |
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| Date |
1614 |
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| Medium |
oil on copper |
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| Dimensions |
height: 30.5 cm (12 in) ; width: 38.9 cm (15.3 in) |
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| Collection |
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| Current location |
Saal E203 (Museum East Pavilion) |
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| Accession number |
83.PC.386 |
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| Notes | A rising interest in botany and a passion for flowers led to an increase in painted floral still lifes at the end of the 1500s in the Netherlands and Germany. Bosschaert was the first great Dutch specialist in fruit and flower painting and the head of a family of artists. He established a tradition that influenced an entire generation of fruit and flower painters in the Netherlands. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Google Arts & Culture — NwEGD5RkEhihQQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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