This painting depicts 15 types of flowers, eight butterflies, six snails, a spider, and ladybird, a mouse, caterpillars, ants and 46 water droplets. Because of the lines which predominantly lean to the left and the density of flowers which increases in the middle, with the white rose at the centre, the painter has achieved the effect of a whirlpool. The variety of flowers gives this painting something of an encyclopedic character.

Specifications
Title | Vase of Flowers |
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Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Width 68.3 cm Height 87.7 cm |
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Artists |
Schilder:
Abraham Mignon
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Accession number | 1526 (OK) |
Credits | Aankoop / Purchase: Van Zeebroeck 1865 |
Department | Old Masters |
Acquisition date | 1865 |
Age artist | About 25 years old |
Research |
Alma |
Material | |
Object | |
Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |