Thinking of Maria Sybilla Merian! And the wonderful exhibition now at 'In volle bloei', also including works of art by female artists of the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Exhibition (February 10 - June 1, 2022): In volle bloei (In Full Bloom) https://t.co/NYK5cdrsUV

This exhibition on 17th-century flower still lifes at the Mauritshuis explores the popularity of the genre and the role of female artists in the development of botanical science.

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Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Old woman and boy with candles
between 1616 and 1617
oil on panel Height: 79 cm (31.1 in); Width: 64 cm (25.1 in)
Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis

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Perhaps this is one reason why weather was so important in their painting.
They also painted extended and extremely detailed views from high points.
View of bleaching fields and Haarlem by Jacob van Ruisdael c. 1670-75
Oil on Canvas
(Mauritshuis)

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Cornelis Vroom, River Landscape, seen through the Trees, 1638 https://t.co/ktaZ0UGxXX

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Anatomische les van Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632 (Mauritshuis, The Hague)
Rembrandt

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Cornelis Troost, Harlequin, Magician and Barber: The Rivals Exposed, 1738 https://t.co/ZE5ydGkgJC

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