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Description: | The loose bouquet of flowers in a silver vase creates an ornamental composition. This flower-piece reflects the growing popularity of flowers in the Netherlands during the seventeenth century. Flowers became an expensive commodity and such paintings can therefore be seen as representing luxury, while also demonstrating the natural qualities, beauty and rarity of the blooms. The sculpted vase made of a precious material is a familiar motif in Monnoyer's paintings which helps to convey a sense of visual and monetary wealth. The plain dark background is another a typical device which allowed Monnoyer to emphasise the variety and beauty of the flowers. | Subjects: | still life (flowers) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French painter, 1636-1699, active in Paris and London) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8910... | Go to resource |
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