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Description: | The profuse arrangement of flowers is set on a plinth with a relief of an eagle with a ring in its beak, which is possibly a heraldic symbol. Flower paintings were highly appreciated in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Although flower paintings sometimes referred to the ephemerality of life, the blooms could also represent luxury, because flower gardens were the preserve of the wealthy. The painting is tentatively associated with the Florentine artist Bartolomeo Bimbi, whose flower paintings are considered the most characteristic part of his work. | Subjects: | still life (flowers) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Bimbi, Bartolomeo (Italian painter, 1648-1729) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8879... | Go to resource |
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