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Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century, [1] during and after the later part of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. The new Dutch Republic was the most prosperous nation in Europe and led European trade, science, and art.
In the 17th century the Dutch were very interested in flowers and gardening, so paintings that highlighted the beauty of nature were highly valued. This helped to build and maintain Ruysch's clientele throughout her career. [7] In her lifetime her paintings were sold for prices as high as 750–1200 guilders.
He collected the works of flower artists, both by his contemporaries and the great 17th-century Dutch still life painters Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Abraham Mignon, Rachel Ruysch and Jan van Huysum. [ 3 ] Philippe-Jacques van Bree , Interior of the Studio of Van Dael and his students at the Sorbonne , 1816
Still Life with Flowers in a Decorative Vase, c. 1670–1675, Mauritshuis. Very few women were professional artists during the 1600s. [5] In a 2004 book on Dutch Golden Age paintings by art historian Christopher Lloyd, van Oosterwijck was the only woman whose work was included. [6]
Van Huysum's work determined the "main trends in flower paintings for sixty to eighty years after his death." [14]Fruit and flower artists whose work is described as inspired by or analogous to that of Jan van Huysum: Jacob van Huysum (his brother), Justus van Huysum (his father), Pieter Faes, Wybrand Hendriks, Paul Theodore van Brussel, Jacobus Linthorst, Jan van Os, George Jacob Jan van Os ...
Dutch Golden Age painting was among the most acclaimed in the world at the time, during the seventeenth century. During the Dutch Golden Age, there was such a high output of paintings that prices for artwork declined. From the 1620s, Dutch painting broke decisively from the Baroque style typified by Rubens in neighboring Flanders into a more ...
Department of Paintings of the Louvre: INV 1553 66 Still Life with Globe, Books, Sculpture, and Other Objects: Jan van der Heyden: 1670 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna: 67 Vase of Flowers: Simon Pietersz Verelst: 1670 Cleveland Museum of Art: 68 Flowers in a Glass Vase: Dirck de Bray: 1671 Los Angeles County Museum of Art: M.2009.106.4 69 Still ...
Taking 17th-century Dutch flower painting as a starting point, he revived the art in Denmark. His floral arrangements often had both a decorative and symbolic value. Danish plants were often accompanied by exotic flowers and fruits, sometimes even birds. He also became head artist at the Danish Porcelain Factory.