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Maria van Oosterwyck (Noorddorp 1630-Uitdam 1693)
Still Life with Flowers, Insects and a Shell Signed and dated 1689
Oil on panel | 47.5 x 36.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 405625
Queen's Dining Room, Kensington Palace
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In this painting by Oosterwyck the glass vase rests on the ledge of a niche. Various kinds of rose are identifiable, as are a carnation, a convolvulus, a ranunculus and a marigold. A bee, a butterfly and a dragonfly have settled on the flowers. A shell is on the ledge to the left of the vase. The painting is dated three years after Still Life with flowers and butterflies, but it may, none the less, have been painted to form a pair with that picture and, like it, is first recorded in the Royal Collection during Queen Anne’s reign.
Signed and dated lower left: 'MARIA VAN OOSTERWYCK 1689'
Catalogue entry adapted from Enchanting the Eye: Dutch paintings of the Golden Age, London, 2004Provenance
In the Royal Collection by Queen Anne’s reign
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
47.5 x 36.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
54.6 x 44.4 x 3.9 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Flowers with a shell
Flowers and Insects
Featured in
ExhibitionPainting Paradise: The Art of the Garden: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
This exhibition draws on oil paintings, works on paper, books, manuscripts and decorative arts from the Royal Collection to explore the way in which the garden inspired artists and craftsmen between 1500 and 1900.
