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Flowers

Abraham Brueghel

Basic information

ID: Ж-1982
Author: Abraham Brueghel
Name: Flowers
Date of creation: 1671
Country: Flanders
Technique: oil painting
Material: wood oil
Dimensions: 62.5 x 45.5 cm (height x width)

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Type: painting
Genre: still life
Plot: Still life
Provenance: Collection of Wiktor Baworowski

Information about author

Author: Abraham Brueghel
Artist's lifetime: 1631–с.1690
Country: Flanders
Biography: Abraham Brueghel, the most gifted son of the artist Jan Brueghel the Younger, was born in 1631 in Antwerp. Although the painter studied in his native Antwerp, he spent most of his life in Italy. He began his career in Sicily under the patronage of Prince Antonio Ruffo but later moved to Rome in 1659. There he began to imitate the manner of Mario Nuzzi and Michelangelo Cerquozzi and entered the Guild of St. Luke. Around 1676, Abraham Brueghel moved to Naples, where he succeeded as a painter. The artist executed independent still lifes and collaborated with artists who specialised in figurative painting. As a result, many of his works are created in collaboration with other artists.

Object description

"The Flowers" (1671) is a typical example of Abraham Bruegel's still life from his Roman period of creative work. A decorated bronze vase with a bouquet of tulips, chrysanthemums, daffodils, bluebells, and other flowers is depicted on a dark background. Some are fully opened or have buds, while others have faded. Most northern artists deliberately depicted flowers at different stages of life, demonstrating the transience of existence. A dry branch and a withered tulip with a butterfly, a symbol of the human soul, emphasise the theme of "vanity of vanities" or the mortality of everything earthly.

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Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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