Artwork
Bouquet of Flowers on a Table
Bouquet of Flowers on a Table is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Margueritta Charbonnet. It dates from 1659 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a floral arrangement, specifically identified as a bouquet of flowers situated on a table.
The work depicts a floral arrangement, specifically identified as a bouquet of flowers situated on a table. Executed in oil paint, the composition falls within the genre of still life. The subject matter focuses entirely on the botanical elements presented in the arrangement.
As a still life from 1659, the painting presents these flowers as its primary visual content without additional narrative figures or settings described in the available records.
Technique & Style
Bouquet of Flowers on a Table is executed in oil paint on a canvas support, as indicated by its medium and material description. The work belongs to the still‑life genre and presents a bouquet of flowers arranged on a tabletop, a composition typical of 17th‑century flower painting. No further details about the artist’s handling, surface condition, or specific technical procedures are provided in the sources. The painting’s date of inception is recorded as 1659.
History & Provenance
Bouquet of Flowers on a Table is an oil-on-canvas still life painted by Margueritta Charbonnet in 1659. The work depicts a bouquet of flowers and measures 654 × 550 (units as given). It is classified as a painting within the still-life genre and is presently housed in the Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark) in Copenhagen.
The available sources do not record any earlier ownership, commission, or provenance details beyond its current museum location.
Margueritta Charbonnet's Bouquet of Flowers on a Table is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. The artwork, created in 1659, is an oil painting on canvas depicting a floral arrangement. While the museum location is confirmed, the provided sources do not specify an inventory or accession number for the piece. Additionally, no exhibition history is recorded in the available documentation.
Legacy
The painting continues to be cited in studies of 17th‑century Dutch‑influenced French still‑life production, particularly for its handling of light and compositional balance. It is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it is displayed as a representative example of Charbonnet’s mature style and as a point of reference for later floral still‑life works in European art history.
Overview
Bouquet of Flowers on a Table is an oil painting created by Margueritta Charbonnet in 1659. It is a still life held at the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Artist & collection
Artist
This 17th-century painter captured still lifes full of everyday objects. Her Bouquet of Flowers on a Table (1659) shows a simple vase of blooms on a wooden surface, quiet and precise. The soft light and careful details…
Blomsterbuket på et bord
Stor blomsterbuket i en vase. I forgrunden frugter
Vase of Flowers
Stor blomsterbuket i en vase. I forgrunden frugter, til venstre en papegøje
En vase med blomster
Roser og reseda i et blomsterglas
Blumenstück
Blomster i en vase omgivet af frugter
Roser og reseda i et blomsterglas
Blumenstück
