# Flower Still-life with an Alabaster Vase

- By: Gerard van Spaendonck (Tilburg, 1746–1822)
- Date: 1783
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 80.5 cm x width 64 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-5052--145500dc2288c281ad302d482caf592d)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/5df89b01e6f86a9f2bcac0b4182cfaad.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Gerard van Spaendonck from Tilburg made his career in Paris, where he rose to become the botanical painter of the king of France, a highly distinguished position. His flower still lifes were considered as the best in his time. Exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1783, this painting was praised for the true-to-life flowers, insects, and objects. The window of the artist’s studio is reflected in the alabaster vase.