Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells. 마우리츠하위스(Mauritshuis). 덴하그(Den Haag, 헤이그:Hague)

Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells.

마우리츠하위스(Mauritshuis).

덴하그(Den Haag, 헤이그:Hague). 네덜란드(Netherland)

Balthasar van der Ast

Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells

c. 1640 - 1650

Van der Ast introduced a number of important innovations into flower still-lifes. This bouquet is painted much more freely than those of his predecessors, and is restricted to just a few types of flower. This makes it easier to imagine that this elegant bouquet actually existed.

 

The flowers exude an air of exclusivity, which is reinforced by the costly vase of Chinese porcelain and the collection of exotic shells.

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