No matter how cleverly Bosschaert painted the individual blooms on this little panel, the combination is completely fictitious. With no industrial-scale glasshouses or air transport, you would never get roses and tulips together in the 17th century, except in a sketchbook or your imagination. So Bosschaert repeated his flowers more than once in a basket or bouquet. That is what his drawings were for.
Specifications
| Title | Basket of Flowers |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 36,5 cm Height 26 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Previously attributed:
Ambrosius Bosschaert (I)
Previously attributed: Johannes Bosschaert |
| Accession number | 2417 (OK) |
| Credits | Gift heirs Ir. J. Th. Berkemeier, 1956 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1956 |
| Creation date | in 1600 - 1620 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| External exhibitions |
Linnaeus and Glimpses of Paradise (2022) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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