# Floral Still Life

- By: Hans Bollongier (ca. –ca.)
- Date: 1639
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: outer size: depth 6 cm (support incl. frame)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-799--c3c05d8cfd0da3b92a72445596e8a914)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/hoBLZ/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This exuberant bouquet may look natural, but tulips, anemones, roses and carnations do not all bloom at the same time. Bollongier nevertheless managed to assemble a balanced composition. The still life was painted shortly after the Dutch stock market crashed in 1637, when many people went bankrupt due to the speculation in tulip bulbs. This festive bouquet may thus refer to the transience of earthly matters.