Still Life with Flowers and Fruit — History & Facts
The flower still life was a very popular genre in the 18th century, which Van Huysum took to great heights. He filled this painting almost to the edges with flowers and fruit. The colour of the leaf on the left is odd.
This is because the yellow pigment Van Huysum mixed with blue to make green has faded under the influence of (sun)light. As a result, the originally green passages in this painting are now blue.
More Artworks by Jan van Huysum
Still Life with Flowers
Jan van Huysum
Rosella
Jan van Huysum
Landschaft mit einer italienischen Stadt bei einem hohen Berg, rechts die Ruine eines Tempels, im Vordergrund zwei Figuren und ein Hund
Jan van Huysum
Arcadian Landscape with Saints Peter and John Healing the Lame Man
Jan van Huysum
Arcadian Landscape with Figures Making Music
Jan van Huysum
Italian Landscape
Jan van Huysum
Italienische Landschaft mit Wasserfall und rastenden Hirten
Jan van Huysum
Arcadian Landscape with Fishermen
Jan van Huysum
Arcadian Landscape with a Bust of Flora
Jan van Huysum
Italienische Felslandschaft mit Gebirgsbach und Kapelle
Jan van Huysum
