A magnificent early still life by Renoir with a traditional composition is Spring Bouquet: a mixture of flowers in a blue-and-white vase on a stone ledge or shelf (Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Mass., 1943.277).

Against a dark background, an abundant, colorful arrangement of flowers and fruit fills this vertical still life painting. Set on a stone ledge, a barely visible terracotta vase contains the overflowing bouquet of flowers and greenery.

It is sometimes stated that this still life has an implicit vanitas theme, with the wine, flowers and self-portraits alluding to the fragile nature of life. This is based on the preconceived notion that all still lifes have a hidden symbolic meaning, an idea that is impossible to confirm.

A still life (pl.: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or human-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc.).

2022年1月12日 · English: This category contains paintings in which a flower bouquet is the main subject of the painting and no human beings are being depicted; the bouquet might be in a vase or not. This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. The following 200 files are in this category, out of 826 total. 2.

Pieter Breughel the elder and Ambrosius Bosschaert´s manner of painting flower pieces quickly became the norm for several generations: symmetrical, aligned bouquets with a multitude of...

Flower Still Life depicts a lush variety of different flowers, from popular common European blooms to rare overseas species. Ruysch combines a complex and intricate arrangement of poppies, snapdragons, roses, carnations, hollyhocks, marigolds, morning glories, and a single red and white flamed tulip.

Title: Still Life with Flowers, Fan, and Pearls. Artist: Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris) Date: ca. 1860. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 18 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (46 x 36.8 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Partial and Promised Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1993. Object Number: 1993.399

Among Fantin’s first major achievements as a still life painter, the present work reflects his aspiration to create serious and complex compositions in a realist style inspired by Chardin and Courbet.

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1869; Claude Monet (French, 1840 - 1926); Oil on canvas; Unframed: 100.3 × 81.3 cm (39 1/2 × 32 in.); 83.PA.215 Collection (Getty Museum)