1718
oil
copper
From the collection of National Galleries Scotland
Flower Still Life with Bird's Nest is a 1718 oil by Jan van Huysum, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Bouquet, held at National Galleries Scotland.
This painting shows a big bunch of flowers in different colors, like white, yellow, orange, and blue. There are leaves and stems all around them. In the bottom right corner, there's a small bird's nest with three eggs in it. The flowers are painted very carefully, with lots of details. You can see the softness of the petals and the way the light shines on them. The nest and eggs are also painted very realistically. If you like this painting, you might want to check out more works by the artist, Jan van Huysum.
Jan van Huysum was born in Amsterdam on 15 April 1682 and died there on 8 February 1749.
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