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Dutch - Flower Still Life

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Original – Flowers are common subjects of still life paintings, such as this one by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, oil on copper, 28x38 cm, 1614. During the Tulip mania - a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which the prices for tulip bulbs of the recently introduced plant reached extraordinarily high levels ... this kind of paintings were very appreciated. Tulip mania reached its peak in 1637

Reason

High quality painting, of an elaborate sophistication and complexity by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder ( 1573 – 1621) a highly successful still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age. When tulips became a luxury item, a profusion of varieties followed, like the ones in the painting, white and yellow with red strips. These paintings are valuable as historic documents for botanical purposes, since the flowers are depicted with great accuracy.

Articles in which this image appears

Ambrosius Bosschaert, Flower, Northern Mannerism, Social history of viruses, Still life

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder

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Promoted File:Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Dutch - Flower Still Life - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:45, 9 April 2015 (UTC)