Flower still life ruysch. Beth harris and dr. Rachel ruysch dutch painter who specialized in richly detailed still life paintings that commanded high prices. Ruysch practiced drawing from the collection of mineral and botany samples and skeletons in her fathers private museum.
Ruyschs family had a particular connection with. Rachel ruysch the hague 3 june 1664 amsterdam 12 october 1750 was a still life painter from the northern netherlandsshe specialized in flowers inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime. Ruyschs maternal grandfather was the architect pieter post.
Each petal stem and leaf is minutely and precisely rendered. Her father a professor of anatomy and botany and an amateur painter probably introduced her to the study of exotic flowers. Rachel ruysch fruit and insects 1711 oil on wood 44 x 60 cm galleria degli uffizi florence.
Rachel ruysch still life with flowers in a glass vase 1716 oil on canvas 485 x 395 cm rijksmuseum amsterdam. Ruysch combines a complex and intricate arrangement of poppies snapdragons roses carnations hollyhocks marigolds morning glories and a single red and white flamed tulip. Mags painting done in 1686 is one of the artists earliest known paintings.
Ruysch soon moved beyond van aelst in her own paintings working with a lighter brighter palette and exploring the more decorative possibilities of still life. 1726 oil on canvas 756 x 606 cm toledo museum of art toledo ohio a successful dutch still life painting was highly valued for its degree of skillful realism. Created by steven zucker and beth harris.
Rachel ruysch the painter of floral still life 829 was the best flower painter of her day and probably the greatest female painter before the second half of the 18 th century. By the time she was 18 ruysch was already selling her work to independent buyers earning a modest income which would grow considerably over the next seven decades. Flowers still life depicts a profusion of scientifically accurate floral details.
Held at stadtmuseum dusseldorf.