Rachel Ruysch, A Still Life of Flowers in a Glass Vase on a Marble Table before a Niche, 1742
Oil on panel. Museum purchase with funds donated by Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art.
With a brilliant career spanning more than six decades, Rachel Ruysch ranks amongst the most talented flower painters in European art. An example of her late work, this still life features a bouquet with peonies, forget-me-nots, and chess flowers. The artist indicated her pride in her long career by adding the date of 1742 and her age of 79 to her signature. The painting was purchased with funds donated by Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, Visionary Benefactors and President’s Circle Patrons, who in 2017 made a commitment to give 86 Dutch and Flemish paintings to the MFA.
Oil on panel.
Museum purchase with funds donated by Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art.