Rachel Ruysch, 'Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Tulip', 1716
Full title | Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Tulip |
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Artist | Rachel Ruysch |
Artist dates | 1664 - 1750 |
Date made | 1716 |
Medium and support | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 46.5 × 36 cm |
Inscription summary | Signed; Dated |
Acquisition credit | On loan from the collection of Janice and Brian Capstick |
Inventory number | L1208 |
Location | Room 28 |
Image copyright | On loan from the collection of Janice and Brian Capstick, © Photo courtesy of the owner |
Collection | Main Collection |
Ruysch’s flower paintings are full of movement. She combines minute detail with a sense of the bouquet as an organic whole. Here, blooms are on the verge of opening, the striped canary grass undulates and the honeysuckle seems to lean forward towards the viewer. These effects became more pronounced during the course of Ruysch’s long career.
A magnificent tulip crowns the top of this colorful structure. The deep chiaroscuro recalls Ruysch’s earlier productions, but the main difference between this painting and the Flowers in a Vase lies in the sense of profusion which is typical of the artist’s later works. In 1708 her exceptional talent was rewarded with a prestigious appointment as court painter to the Elector Palatine in Düsseldorf.
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