About this painting

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder
A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase on a Ledge with further Flowers, Shells and a Butterfly, 1609-10
Oil on copper, 68.6 x 50.7 cm, Frame: 88.5 x 70.5 x 6 cm
© The National Gallery, London, Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Gallery, 2010
NG6613

Bosschaert’s lush bouquets are often flanked by seashells from foreign locales or other costly treasures. In the original painting hung in the gallery, the artist drew inspiration from botanical gardens and from exotic wares imported by the Dutch East India Company.

This large still life is painted on smooth copper, enhancing the extraordinary detail of his brushwork.

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