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Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (mallow flowers)

Zhang Ruoai

1704

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Baroque Qing Painting 18th Century Still Life

Dominant colour

Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (mallow flowers) is a 1704 unspecified by Zhang Ruoai, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Zhang Ruoai
When & what style?: 1704 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This page shows a pair of open books filled with bright pink flowers and green leaves. The flowers have five soft petals and yellow centers. The leaves are thick and shiny, with visible veins. The background is a pale, speckled beige. The artist focused on small details, like the tiny hairs on the stems or the way light hits the petals. These kinds of flower paintings were often used in personal sketchbooks during the 1700s. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.