Jan van Huysum

Flower Still Life

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Jan van Huysum
Flower Still Life

On view in Room 11

Some flowers have been set out with apparent nonchalance on the corner of a marble tabletop. The eye-catcher is a large rose with fragile petals. Two butterflies are alighting on the flower.

This small painting forms a pair with a fruit still-life. Together, they are unique in the oeuvre of Jan van Huysum, who painted mainly large, lavish bouquets. Van Huysum’s still-lifes were very popular – he was one of the highest paid painters of his day.

Technical details
71 voorzijde

Jan van Huysum
Flower Still Life

On view in Room 11

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Details

General information
Jan van Huysum (Amsterdam 1682 - 1749 Amsterdam)
Flower Still Life
painting
71
Room 11
Material and technical details
oil
copper
21 x 27 cm
Inscriptions
lower left, on the edge of the marble ledge: Jan Van / Huijsum fecit

Provenance

Robert de Neufville, Leiden, 1736; Hermina Jacoba, Baroness van Leyden, Warmond; purchased, 1816