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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Error: 68,3 is not a valid BCD value cm Height Error: 87,7 is not a valid BCD value cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Abraham Mignon
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| Accession number | 1526 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1865 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1865 |
| Creation date | in circa 1665 |
| External exhibitions |
Flowers Forever. Flowers in Art and Culture (2023) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
