Still life with flowers in a glass vase, Rachel Ruysch, c. 1690 - c. 1720
oil on canvas, h 65cm × w 53.5cm.
Rachel Ruysch was the daughter of botany professor Frederik Ruysch. Her painting talent was recognised early on and she developed into a famous painter of flower still lifes. A mother of ten children, she nevertheless made painting her profession. Her work was admired in the courts of The Hague and Germany, and the Elector of the Palatinate, a German principality, appointed her court painter.
