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"Still Life with Flowers," Rachel Ruysch, 18th century.
I've talked about Ruysch before, but to recap quickly, she was the best-documented woman painter of her time, with an enormously successful career, getting commissions from many wealthy and influential clients. Poets wrote elegies in honor of her death in 1750, and despite the fact that she specialized in florals, her work was highly praised and fetched high prices after her passing; she even outsold Rembrandt!
The daughter of a scientist and professor of botany, Ruysch depicted plants and flowers with meticulous detail, developing her own style that straddled the line between Baroque and Rococo. Even today, she is regarded as one of the most talented still life artists of all time, bar none.
Happy Flower Friday!
From the Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm.
#Art #DutchArt #WomanArtists #Baroque #Rococo #RachelRuysch #FlowerFriday #Floral #StillLife
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"Still Life with Flowers," Rachel Ruysch, 18th century.
I've talked about Ruysch before, but to recap quickly, she was the best-documented woman painter of her time, with an enormously successful career, getting commissions from many wealthy and influential clients. Poets wrote elegies in honor of her death in 1750, and despite the fact that she specialized in florals, her work was highly praised and fetched high prices after her passing; she even outsold Rembrandt!
The daughter of a scientist and professor of botany, Ruysch depicted plants and flowers with meticulous detail, developing her own style that straddled the line between Baroque and Rococo. Even today, she is regarded as one of the most talented still life artists of all time, bar none.
Happy Flower Friday!
From the Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm.
#Art #DutchArt #WomanArtists #Baroque #Rococo #RachelRuysch #FlowerFriday #Floral #StillLife
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"Still Life with Flowers," Rachel Ruysch, 18th century.
I've talked about Ruysch before, but to recap quickly, she was the best-documented woman painter of her time, with an enormously successful career, getting commissions from many wealthy and influential clients. Poets wrote elegies in honor of her death in 1750, and despite the fact that she specialized in florals, her work was highly praised and fetched high prices after her passing; she even outsold Rembrandt!
The daughter of a scientist and professor of botany, Ruysch depicted plants and flowers with meticulous detail, developing her own style that straddled the line between Baroque and Rococo. Even today, she is regarded as one of the most talented still life artists of all time, bar none.
Happy Flower Friday!
From the Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm.
#Art #DutchArt #WomanArtists #Baroque #Rococo #RachelRuysch #FlowerFriday #Floral #StillLife
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"Still Life with Flowers," Rachel Ruysch, 18th century.
I've talked about Ruysch before, but to recap quickly, she was the best-documented woman painter of her time, with an enormously successful career, getting commissions from many wealthy and influential clients. Poets wrote elegies in honor of her death in 1750, and despite the fact that she specialized in florals, her work was highly praised and fetched high prices after her passing; she even outsold Rembrandt!
The daughter of a scientist and professor of botany, Ruysch depicted plants and flowers with meticulous detail, developing her own style that straddled the line between Baroque and Rococo. Even today, she is regarded as one of the most talented still life artists of all time, bar none.
Happy Flower Friday!
From the Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm.
#Art #DutchArt #WomanArtists #Baroque #Rococo #RachelRuysch #FlowerFriday #Floral #StillLife
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"Still Life with Flowers," Rachel Ruysch, 18th century.
I've talked about Ruysch before, but to recap quickly, she was the best-documented woman painter of her time, with an enormously successful career, getting commissions from many wealthy and influential clients. Poets wrote elegies in honor of her death in 1750, and despite the fact that she specialized in florals, her work was highly praised and fetched high prices after her passing; she even outsold Rembrandt!
The daughter of a scientist and professor of botany, Ruysch depicted plants and flowers with meticulous detail, developing her own style that straddled the line between Baroque and Rococo. Even today, she is regarded as one of the most talented still life artists of all time, bar none.
Happy Flower Friday!
From the Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm.
#Art #DutchArt #WomanArtists #Baroque #Rococo #RachelRuysch #FlowerFriday #Floral #StillLife
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"Painting of Mice Nibbling on a Watermelon," Shin Saimdang, 16th century.
Shin Saimdang (1504-1551) wasn't just a painter. She was also a writer, poet, and calligrapher, and a noted intellectual nicknamed "Eojin," or "Wise Mother." She was mother to the great Confucianist philosopher Yi Yi.
Supported by a loving father, she received an education normally only given to men, and while he arranged a marriage for her, he was sure to select a husband who would allow her to continue with her artistic work. The marriage produced eight children but was not a happy one, and when she died suddenly at 46, her husband moved his mistress into the house, which created chaos for the family.
She also became the first woman to be depicted on a South Korean banknote!
This painting is typical of her work; flowers, animals, and insects dominate.
From the National Museum of Korea, Seoul.