Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, Jan van Huysum, c. 1721

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, Jan van Huysum, c. 1721

oil on panel, h 81cm × w 61cm × d 9cm More details

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.

Color code: #080806 Color code: #554C3B Color code: #778284 Color code: #BCB194 Color code: #EBEBEB Color code: #8F114B
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