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Flower Painter Maria van Oosterwijck
Also titled Bloemschilder Maria van Oosterwijck
Wallerant Vaillant (Lille, 1623–1677)
1671
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- support: height 96 cm x width 77.8 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
Maria van Oosterwijck is portrayed here as a pious and accomplished artist. The palette and brushes allude to her profession, while the Bible symbolizes her virtue and piety. Van Oosterwijck’s flower still lifes garnered her fame at home and abroad. Her work could be found in the art collections of Emperor Leopold I, Louis XIV, and the English royal couple William III and Mary Stuart.
