ARELLANO, Juan de
(b. 1614, Santorcaz, d. 1676, Madrid)

Basket of Flowers

1671-73
Oil on canvas, 85 x 106 cm
Private collection

This still-life belongs to a small but coherent group of paintings of flowers in a wicker basket on a stone ledge, all of almost identical dimesions, painted by Arellano during the first few years of the 1670's. It depicts a still-life of roses, irises, morning glory, hyacinths, chrysanthemums and carnations in a wicker basket, set upon a stone ledge, together with a stem of lilies, butteflies, dragonflies and a snail.




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