Studies van ridderspoor, anjer en Oostindische kers (1677 - 1755)
Elias van Nijmegen1677 - 1755 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1755)
Specifications
- Year
- 1677 - 1755
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1667–1755
About the artwork
"Studies van ridderspoor, anjer en Oostindische kers" (1677 - 1755) is a work by Elias van Nijmegen. Plants & Animals, a short history: Naturalists and artists often worked together, especially on voyages and in published surveys of flora and fauna. Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. About the period around 1677 - 1755: The seventeenth century is the age of the Baroque, which favoured dramatic light, movement, and strong emotion in the work of painters in Italy, Spain, and Flanders. In the Dutch Republic, a prosperous middle-class market supported landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and scenes of daily life painted at a modest scale for the home. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is portrait.
"Studies van ridderspoor, anjer en Oostindische kers" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Flora and fauna subjects make an interior feel softer and more alive, adding a natural rhythm that works well in both traditional and contemporary spaces. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Dutch, 1667–1755
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