Painting old still life painting Brueghel Still Life

Painting old still life painting brueghel still life. Subject: painting inspired by brueghel de velours (1568-1625), flemish painter specialized in still lifes represented with finesse, delicacy. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many painters specialized in still life with flowers. Often it raises an existential question opposing earthly and celestial life. The bouquet evokes the transitory state of our life on earth. He associates the idea of the flower in its bloom with the faded flower whose petals fall. Here it is a declaration of love. The butterfly (as well as the dragonfly in some cases), represents the soul and its resurrection. The tulip is a symbol of power and wealth. Its trade was at the origin of a stock market crash in the seventeenth century. Here it is both fulfilled and buttoned. From its latin name dianthus, from god's carnation, is the flower of god. The carnation was often a message between two people, a promise of love, of marriage. Here white, it is the promise of pure love. Here he holds a central place in the work. The peonies, known in homer's odyssey for treating hades and ares for their war wounds, are there to heal the wounds, to protect. The rose buds represent the girl and the passivity of a woman who refuses herself. This painting was commissioned by a man to propose to a young woman who refused him, promising him sincere love and protection. Support: oil on wood panel. Dimensions with frame: 36.5 X 30 cm. Table dimensions: 27 X 21 cm. Era: seventeenth. Dutch. Condition: good general condition see photos. There are traces of restorations.