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Description: | This still life is a replica with one or two slight differences of a painting now in the National Gallery, London, Flowers in a Terracotta Vase, 1734, by Jacob van Huysum. The strong motifs of the blue iris in the centre of the arrangement and the open feather-edged red tulip at the top of van Huysum's arrangement remain in the Bury work. So does the bird's nest to the bottom left and the terracotta vase with cherubs, the only compositional differences being the substitution of a few different flowers and some grapes. However, the main difference is the manner of execution, for the Bury painting contains very little modulation of light and shade, therefore appearing flat and highly stylised. The 1734 date of the work by van Huysum gives an earliest possible date for the Bury painting. However, Huysum's original painting remained in the possession of the artist until his death in 1749. Many of the van der Vinne family of painters executed flower paintings such as this. However, Laurens van der Vinne II (1712-1742) or Vincent van der Vinne II (1686-1742) would have only been able to view Huysum's work in his studio. Jan van der Vinne III (1734-1805) is therefore perhaps the more likely author of the Bury work. | Subjects: | still life (flowers) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Van der Vinne family (Dutch artists, active 17th-18th centuries) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8871... | Go to resource |
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