VERELST, Simon Pietersz.
(b. 1644, Den Haag, d. ca. 1721, London)

Flower Still-Life

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Oil on canvas, 80 x 66 cm
Private collection

This is a still-life of blooms of lily, rose, poppy, peony, iris, narcissus, carnation, convolvulus and other flowers, with sprays of cow parsley, in a chinese porcelain vase on a marble ledge. Formerly the painting was attributed to Rachel Ruysch.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 7 minutes):
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, ballet suite, op. 71, Waltz of the Flowers