Preview
Buy Print
Send
Share
Download
Similars
X-Ray
DiaporamaFlowers in a Vase
Oil- WallArt
- Flemish Baroque
1608- Early Modern
43.0 x 30.0 cm
Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568 – 1625)
Explore the vibrant world of Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625), Flemish Baroque master! Discover his exquisite landscapes, detailed still lifes & legacy as son of Pieter Bruegel.
A colourful bunch of flowers with tulips appears in a römer, a characteristic Rhenish glass that often appears in northern paintings of this period. In a letter of 13 June 1608 Brueghel says he is sending a painting of three tulips and other rare spring flowers. As well as establishing the origin of the painting, it also recalls an important characteristic of Flemish painters, which is that they liked to paint from life. In another letter, dated 26 September of the same year, he says he has most diligently made another little painting from life with tulips picked in May. This is the second documented painting of this genre, after the Vase of Flowers with Jewel, Coins and Shells (inv. 66), also in the Cardinal’s collection.
About this artwork
- Title: Flowers in a Vase
- Artist: Jan Brueghel the Elder
- Year: 1608
- Original dimensions: 43.0 x 30.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Medium: Oil
- Medium type: WallArt
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Color palette: Earthy
QR Code
