Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase

1072 voorzijde

Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase

Jan Brueghel the Elder
c.c.1610 - 1615

1072 - zaal 4

Jan Brueghel I painted with such precision that he was called the Velvet Brueghel. He was the first Flemish artist to paint flower still-lifes, achieving great success with them.

This small bouquet of mainly roses and tulips stands in a special Chinese porcelain vase: a kendi, or Chinese water bottle. Brueghel placed it in front of a dark background, against which the roses, narcissi and flamed tulips stand out very well.

oil on panel
42 x 34.5 cm.
Bequest mevrouw L. Thurkow-van Huffel, 1987