untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), Michiel Snyders

Artwork Overview

1586–1672
untitled (bouquet of flowers in ornate vase, with insects), 1612–1614
Where object was made: Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium)
Material/technique: engraving
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 176 x 126 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 15/16 x 4 15/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 244 x 176 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 11 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Gift of Lucy Shaw Schultz
Accession number: 2013.0205.01
Not on display

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Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
These meticulously engraved and scientifically accurate prints show cut flowers, an increasingly popular subject for artistic representation at the time. By the middle of the 16th century the first-hand observation of specimens grown in botanical gardens or compiled in herbaria (collections of preserved flora) played an essential role in the study of plants, particularly of their medicinal properties. Botanical prints such as these exemplify this development and demonstrate the considerable overlap between the work of artists and botanists.
Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
These meticulously engraved and scientifically accurate prints show cut flowers, an increasingly popular subject for artistic representation at the time. By the middle of the 16th century the first-hand observation of specimens grown in botanical gardens or compiled in herbaria (collections of preserved flora) played an essential role in the study of plants, particularly of their medicinal properties. Botanical prints such as these exemplify this development and demonstrate the considerable overlap between the work of artists and botanists.

Exhibitions

Citations

Goddard, Stephen H, ed. Big Botany Conversations with the Plant World. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 2018.