Artwork
Display of Flowers
Display of Flowers is an unspecified painting by the Rococo 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 flowers serve as a celebration of nature’s abundance and may allude to themes of transience and divine providence common in the period’s floral iconography.
The painting depicts an arrangement of assorted blooms rendered with meticulous detail, a typical feature of 17th‑century Flemish still‑life. The flowers serve as a celebration of nature’s abundance and may allude to themes of transience and divine providence common in the period’s floral iconography.
The work is part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
Technique & Style
Display of Flowers is classified as a painting and belongs to the still-life genre, depicting a floral arrangement. The work is executed on a support measuring 56.4 cm in height by 40.6 cm in width, a modest, vertically oriented format typical of cabinet pictures in the floral still-life tradition. No further details about specific medium, handling, condition, or stylistic qualities are documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
Display of Flowers was created by Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger in 1697, as recorded in both the corpus entry and the Wikidata record for the work. The painting is a still life depicting flowers, produced in the late seventeenth century.
The work is currently held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it is housed at the Alte Pinakothek. No earlier ownership history, commission details, or intermediate provenance is documented in the available sources.
Overview
Display of Flowers, created by Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger in 1699, is a Flemish still life painting characterized by its ornate and decorative qualities, aligning with the Rococo movement.
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…
