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The Overturned Bouquet
Abraham Mignon, 1660 - 1679
The ultimate challenge facing a 17th-century still-life painter was to render various materials in a convincing fashion. Everything had to appear real: a contemporary aptly coined this as ‘semblance without being’. Abraham Mignon was a master of such seeming realism. In this still life the cat playing with a mousetrap has upset a vase of flowers. Amongst the tulips, irises, poppies, and peonies can be discerned ants, spiders, caterpillars, and snails.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-267
- Dimensionsheight 89.5 cm x width 71.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on canvas