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Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Peony)

Zhang Ruoai

1704

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Baroque Chinese Orthodox School 18th Century Still Life

Dominant colour

Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Peony) 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 painting is called Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Peony) by Zhang Ruoai. It's from the 1700s and associated with the Baroque movement. The artist worked during a time when Chinese and European styles were influencing each other, which is interesting to consider when looking at this work. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Baroque.