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Description: | The unknown painter was probably influenced by Jan Davidsz. de Heem, the best-known of seventeenth-century still-life and flower painters whose work unified the Dutch and Flemish still-life traditions. Flower paintings were highly appreciated in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Although these images sometimes alluded to the ephemerality of life, the painted blooms could also represent luxury since flower gardens were the preserve of the wealthy. Artists sometimes combined the fruit and flowers of different seasons, and here holly with berries is shown together with tulips and roses. | Subjects: | still life (flowers) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Flemish School Æ School of Heem, Jan Davidsz. de (Dutch painter, born 1606, died 1683 or 1684) Previously attributed to school of Beyeren, Abraham van (Dutch painter, born 1620 or 1621, died 1690) Previously attributed to Dutch School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8878... | Go to resource |
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