Still Life with a Vase of Flowers and a Dead Frog
1634
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1634
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
Still Life with a Vase of Flowers and a Dead Frog is a 1634 unspecified by Unknown, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Rijksmuseum.
You see a glass vase of flowers—mostly tulips, some striped red and white—sitting on a stone ledge next to a dead frog. This painting was made when tulips were worth more than gold in Holland. The striped ones were rare, almost like jewels. The frog is a quiet reminder: even the most prized things don’t last. Look up more works from the Rijksmuseum to see how other artists painted flowers in this time.
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