Ruysch has been recorded as making pendant paintings, with one painting of flowers (called a "bloemstuk") and another of fruit ("fruitstuk"), often on a forest floor. A pendant to this painting is unknown. Various attempts have been made to "read" her paintings in terms of the plants and insects shown in them, but generally they were simply treasured for their beauty and "cleverness".[1] In this painting there are several botanically correct plants, with various insects on them.
The central flower is a peony.
The pink rose hangs above a milk thistle.
The white rose is host to a spider, beetle, and ants.
Foxglove with a butterfly.
Nasturtium.
This painting was gifted in 1986 by Wilhelmina Holladay. Its provenance doesn't go further back than an advertisement by Alan Jacobs Gallery Ltd., London, in 1984. This is typical for flower still life paintings: once they leave a collection, descriptions of them are too varied to pinpoint them exactly, and Ruysch's production was unusually high for a woman painter, mostly because she remained productive throughout her (very long) life.
Other "Flowers in a vase on a ledge" paintings by Ruysch are:
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roses, convolvulus, poppies, other, flowers, stone, ledge, roses, convolvulus, poppies, other, flowers, stone, ledge, 1688, canvas, painting, dutch, painter, rachel, ruysch, example, dutch, golden, painting, collection, national, museum, women, arts, washingto. Roses Convolvulus Poppies and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge 1688 is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Rachel Ruysch It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D C Roses Convolvulus Poppies and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone LedgeArtistRachel RuyschYear1688Mediumoil on canvasDimensions106 68 cm 83 82 cm 42 00 in 33 00 in LocationNational Museum of Women in the Arts Washington D C Ruysch has been recorded as making pendant paintings with one painting of flowers called a bloemstuk and another of fruit fruitstuk often on a forest floor A pendant to this painting is unknown Various attempts have been made to read her paintings in terms of the plants and insects shown in them but generally they were simply treasured for their beauty and cleverness 1 In this painting there are several botanically correct plants with various insects on them The central flower is a peony The pink rose hangs above a milk thistle The white rose is host to a spider beetle and ants Foxglove with a butterfly Nasturtium This painting was gifted in 1986 by Wilhelmina Holladay Its provenance doesn t go further back than an advertisement by Alan Jacobs Gallery Ltd London in 1984 This is typical for flower still life paintings once they leave a collection descriptions of them are too varied to pinpoint them exactly and Ruysch s production was unusually high for a woman painter mostly because she remained productive throughout her very long life Other Flowers in a vase on a ledge paintings by Ruysch are Alte Pinakothek Munich Hallwyl Museum Rijksmuseum References edit A Flower Painting by Rachel Ruysch 28 minute discussion of this painting on BBC Radio 4 Flower in a terracotta vase on a stone parapet ca 1688 in the RKD Roses Convolvulus Poppies and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge in the National Museum of Women in the Arts nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roses Convolvulus Poppies and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roses Convolvulus Poppies and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge amp oldid 1188382028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
