Finished 23rd October 2019 ** vintage flowers

1000 (-1) pcs.

Flowers in a terracotta vase by Jan van Huysum (1682-1749)

Date: 1736

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 133.5 x 91.5 cm

Acquisition credit: Bought, 1869

The flowers (...) are of different seasons and most of them are depicted larger than their natural size. The arrangement includes peonies, poppies, blue iris, African marigolds, apple blossom, narcissi, marigolds, tulips, jacinths, roses, ranunculuses and auriculas. The vase is decorated with putti in low relief. At the base of the vase are more roses, carnations, convolvulus, grapes, peaches and a chaffinch's nest. (Source)

It was really challenging to assemble the frame first and the flowers afterwards