BRUEGHEL, Jan the Younger
(b. 1601, Antwerpen, d. 1678, Antwerpen)

Still-Life of Flowers

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Oil on oak panel, 47 x 34 cm
Private collection

This flower still-life includes roses, tulips, forget-me-nots and marigolds in a blue-and-white Delft porcelain vase, with a sprig of orange blossom upon a ledge. Five versions with slight variations are known of it.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 2 minutes):
Franz Schubert: Blumenlied (Flower Song) D 431