A bouquet of flowers against a dark brown background hangs from a sapphire-blue bow to fill this vertical still life painting. The three largest blooms make a pyramid at the center. A pale pink, flat-leaved carnation is to the lower right of this trio. A red and white striped tulip with flame-shaped petals is next to it, to our right, and a white viburnum bloom, which is made of dozens of smaller clusters, is above. A tan-colored spider builds a web at the center of these three blossoms. Using the face of a clock to work around this trio, we find a spotted bug on a smaller viburnum and some…
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A Hanging Bouquet of Flowers

painter Abraham Mignon (German, 1640 - 1679)

probably 1665/1670

Medium
oil on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 38.1 x 29.9 cm (15 x 11 3/4 in.) ; overall (with additions): 39 x 31.1 cm (15 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; framed: 53.3 x 45.1 x 6.4 cm (21 x 17 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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