Rijksmuseum

Still Life with Flowers

Date

1723

Medium

panel, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

In the 18th century, Van Huysum brought the extremely popular genre of flower painting to great heights. Instead of the usual dark background, he used a light one with a park landscape, creating the impression that the flowers are set out-of-doors on a balustrade. The décor here consists of a statue of Flora, the goddess of flowers, some cursorily painted foliage and a pond.

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