# Jan van Huysums Blomsterstykke: En Buket

By Henrik Arnold Wergeland.

"Jan van Huysums Blomsterstykke: En Buket" by Henrik Arnold Wergeland is a 64-page poem published in 1840. Written as an ekphrasis in dialogue with Dutch painter Jan van Huysum's flower painting, it tells the fictional story of Adrian, a recluse who lost his family in the Netherlands' war of independence. When the painter takes Adrian's beloved flowers for a bouquet, tragedy unfolds. Wergeland weaves verse and prose to explore profound questions about art, life, and memory, creating what scholars call a masterwork of Romanticism. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Norwegian
- Subjects: Huysum, Jan van, 1682-1749 -- Poetry

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