Who created "Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth"?

Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth was created by Jan van Huysum in early 18th century.

What medium is "Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth"?

Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth is Pen and black ink and brush and black and brown ink washes, over red chalk, on cream laid paper.

Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth

Q: When was "Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth" created?

This artwork was created early 18th century.

Jan van Huysum

early 18th century

Medium

Pen and black ink and brush and black and brown ink washes, over red chalk, on cream laid paper

Dimensions

38.5 × 29.9 cm (15 3/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

149035

About the Artist

Jan van Huysum

Van Huysum is known for his detailed still-lifes, consisting of luxuriously composed flowers in a classical syle vase, standing on a stone plinth or table, often in a niche. Early works such as Flower Still-life (1706; Hamburg, Kunsthalle), show a traditional, symmetrical pictorial composition. This and other early flower and fruit still-lifes reveal the influence of Cornelis de Heem and Abraham M...

Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth

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