BOSSCHAERT, Ambrosius the Elder
(b. 1573, Antwerpen, d. 1621, Den Haag)

Still-Life of Flowers

c. 1605
Oil on oak panel, 43 x 33 cm
Private collection

This painting is the earliest extant flower painting by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder and thus amongst the very earliest examples of independent flower painting in the Netherlands. It shows a still-life of flowers, including irises, narcissi, lily-of-the-valley and carnations, in a tall glass vase set on a stone ledge.