Artist
Johannes Baptista van Fornenburgh
Johannes Baptista van Fornenburgh is a Baroque artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Dutch flower drawings from the 1630s are small, delicate worlds of petals and stems. Johannes Baptista van Fornenburgh filled narrow sheets with tulips, roses, and forget-me-nots, each stalk angled just so, each petal catching a sliver of light. Look at Floral still-life (1630) and you can count the veins in a poppy leaf and see the paper’s faint blue laid lines.
The tiny bouquets feel ready to topple over the edge of the page. Next, tilt your phone to see the next sheet in the bundle.
Works by Johannes Baptista van Fornenburgh
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