Artwork
A Glass Vase with Flowers
A Glass Vase with Flowers is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob Marrel. It dates from 1652 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Technique & Style
A Glass Vase with Flowers is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for mid-seventeenth-century still life painting.
A Glass Vase with Flowers is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for mid-seventeenth-century still life painting. The relatively modest dimensions of the work, 34 cm in height by 26.5 cm in width, are consistent with the intimate scale typical of cabinet pictures produced for private collectors.
Stylistically, the painting belongs to the still life genre, depicting a floral arrangement within a glass vase. Jacob Marrel's handling of the subject reflects the conventions of the period, in which artists rendered translucent vessels and cut blooms with careful attention to surface and light effects.
History & Provenance
A Glass Vase with Flowers was created by Jacob Marrel in 1652, executed in oil paint on canvas. The painting entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it is currently held as part of that institution's holdings. The work measures 34 cm in height by 26.5 cm in width.
A Glass Vase with Flowers is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. The institution serves as the current location for this 1652 oil painting on canvas by Jacob Marrel. The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number for the work, nor do they document any past or current exhibitions in which the painting has been displayed.
Overview
Jacob Marrel’s 1652 oil painting, A Glass Vase with Flowers, presents a meticulously rendered still‑life composition. Executed during his period in Utrecht, the work exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age’s focus on domestic subjects, and it is now part of the Statens Museum for Kunst’s collection.
Subject & Meaning
The canvas centers on a dark‑toned glass vase brimming with vivid blossoms, purples, reds, and yellows, interspersed with nearly black foliage. A few minute insects rest on the shelf below, while the backdrop remains an unadorned, shadowy wall, emphasizing the fleeting beauty of the floral arrangement.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jacob Marrel (1613/1614 – 11 November 1681) was a German still life painter active in Utrecht during the Dutch Golden Age.
