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| Title | Flower Piece | |
| Alternative Title | Flowers in a Vase | |
| Collection | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Artist | Attributed to Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French painter, 1636-1699, active in Paris and London) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1655 | |
| Date Latest | about 1699 | |
| Description | Monnoyer was one of the most famous painter of flowers in seventeenth-century France. In this painting, Monnoyer depicts a flower arrangement, including roses, in a stoneware vase with a bas-relief decoration, standing on a stone slab. The flowers are finely painted, the vivid colours of the flowers are contrasted against the dark background. Some flowers are laying on the marble top, at the left-hand side of the vase. | |
| Current Accession Number | 68 | |
| Subject | still life (flowers) | |
| Measurements | 69.0 x 51 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by J. G. Graves 1935. | |
| Notes | For Monnoyer, see Pavière, S.H., Jean Baptiste Monnoyer. 1634-1699, Brighton, 1966. | |
| Rights Owner | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Author | Irene Galandra | |