Flowers in a Sculptured Urn

"Flowers in a Sculptured Urn" is an artwork by Johann Daniel Preissler. The catalogue places it in Still Life. The format is portrait. Still Life, a short history: Dutch vanitas paintings used objects such as skulls, candles, and wilting flowers to remind viewers that time passes. Still life, the arrangement of flowers, fruit, tableware, and other objects, became a distinct genre in the Netherlands and Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

"Flowers in a Sculptured Urn" 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. Still life works are appreciated for their intimacy and rich surface detail, which makes them especially suited to dining rooms, kitchens, studies, and other quieter parts of the home. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.

German, 1666–1737

If you like the visual language of Johann Daniel Preissler, explore more works by the same artist in our collection.