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Jan van Huysum

Still Life with Flowers

Description

Maker

Attributed to Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682-1749)

Title

Still Life with Flowers

Year

ca. 1715-1730

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Geography

Place Made: Netherlands

Dimensions

35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of D. Berkeley Updike in memory of Elisabeth Bigelow Updike

Object Number

36.018

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
Better Still
Looking at Still Life in the Museum Collection
Feb 06, 2004 – May 02, 2004

Label copy

Among the most admired forms of still-life presentation is the luxuriant composition of flowers in a vase, placed on a stone table or ledge. This Dutch tradition includes close attention to the details of individual blooms and often celebrates rare specimens, such as the striped tulip at the top of this image. Holland experienced a phenomenon called "Tulip Mania" in the 17th century. Species of the exotic flower had been introduced into Europe from Turkey shortly after 1550 and eventually resulting in the elevation of the tulip to a pinnacle of consumer admiration and desire.

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This painting has sometimes been attributed to Jan van Huysum, among the finest late practitioners of this style; however, there were numerous Dutch and French flower painters who followed his model closely, continuing its popularity through the early 19th century.

The Facts of Life
Dutch Paintings from the 17th Century
Jun 24, 1988 – Oct 23, 1988
Dutch Paintings of the 17th Century
Jul 12, 1985 – Sep 01, 1985

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Tombstone

Attributed to Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682-1749)
Still Life with Flowers, ca. 1715-1730
Oil on canvas
35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 inches)
Gift of D. Berkeley Updike in memory of Elisabeth Bigelow Updike 36.018

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