Dutch still life painting

Jan van Huysum - Still-life of grapes and a peach on a table-top

'Still Life with Fruit on a Stone Ledge', attributed to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

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Read about how Dutch Masters flowers and still life painting are paving the way to create inspired floral arrangements and design that are unique and interesting.

leuc: Willem van Aelst Flower Still Life with Watch (details) 1663

Willem Kalf was the master of the pronkstilleven with was a form of still life that featured rare and valuable items. I have been for some time searching for a Ginger Jar that featured in his work, whilst not identical, this is pretty close. One of things I love about Kalf is his ability to paint the translucency of porcelain. Chinese Kraak porcelain was much in demand by the royalty of Europe, a little Kalpmuts bowl like this would have commanded quite a price in its day. It is so light and…

still life paintings of flowers by Simon Pietersz Verelst

Seventeenth-century Dutch artist Willem van Aelst painted still lifes that are remarkable for their fine finish, carefully balanced composition, elegant subject matter, and rich, jewel-toned palette. Elegance and Refinement is an unprecedented exhibition of more than 25 paintings that celebrate the exquisite work of a neglected master who had a significant impact on late-17th-century still-life painting. Van Aelst (1627–1683) was one of the most technically brilliant Dutch still-life…