Artwork
A Vase of Flowers
A Vase of Flowers is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger. It dates from 1699 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The bouquet includes a variety of blooms arranged in a glass vase, rendered with careful attention to botanical detail and luminous color.
The painting depicts a still-life arrangement of flowers in a vase, a genre in which Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger specialized. The bouquet includes a variety of blooms arranged in a glass vase, rendered with careful attention to botanical detail and luminous color. Such floral still lifes from the late seventeenth century often carried broader meanings related to the fleeting nature of beauty and the passage of time, though the specific symbolic program here is not explicitly documented.
Technique & Style
The painting is executed in oil on canvas, dated 1697. Handling emphasizes fine, detailed brushwork to render delicate petals, translucent glass, and subtle gradations of light and shadow across the blooms and foliage. The composition is arranged in a vertical format with a dark background that isolates the luminous bouquet, a hallmark of Flemish still-life practice.
The palette relies on naturalistic hues, soft pinks, whites, and yellows for the flowers, contrasted with deeper greens and browns in the leaves and stems, typical of the artist’s refined floral presentations.
History & Provenance
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger created the oil painting A Vase of Flowers in 1697. Executed on canvas, the work depicts a floral still life composition. The artwork currently resides in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it is housed at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
No specific details regarding the original commission, early ownership history, or the chain of custody prior to its acquisition by the Bavarian State Painting Collections are provided in the available records. The documented history confirms its creation date and current institutional location.
A Vase of Flowers is an oil painting on canvas created in 1697 by Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger. It measures 56 cm in height and 40 cm in width and is housed in the Alte Pinakothek, which holds it under inventory number 2126.
The work has been part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections since its acquisition and was featured in the 1952 exhibition "17th Century Flemish Painting" at the same institution.
Overview
Created in 1699, A Vase of Flowers is an oil painting by Flemish artist Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger. Executed within the Baroque tradition of the Low Countries, the work presents a lush bouquet set against a dark backdrop, allowing the vivid petals to dominate the composition. The piece belongs to the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
Artist & collection
Artist
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen or Gasparo Pedro Verbruggen (baptized on 11 April 1664 in Antwerp – buried on 14 March 1730 in Antwerp) was a Flemish still life painter who is principally known for his decorative still lifes with flowers and…
