Illustrations by Dutch graphical artist Maurits Cornelis Escher

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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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"Yearning" from "Last Wink" by Maurits"禅"Cornelis Feat. Vivienne

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Omdat Dungeons en Dragons nog steeds in mijn hoofd zit heb ik ook nog Maurits en Thomas erbij getekend!!! Designs tekenen is zo fun!! En de Joost erbij :D Tweeling komt er hopelijk ook nog bij!!!

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November 17, 1612: Dutch Golden Age landscape painter Frans Post is born.

When governor Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen traveled to Brazil in 1636, artists, including Post, accompanied him to record in picture form what they found.

🎨 "Brazilian Landscape with Anteater", 1649

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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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Alexander Willem Maurits Carel Ver Huell

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Did Abraham Willaerts go to Brazil with Johan Maurits? This painting of Recife suggests that he did, lucky he! It’s his birthday.

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

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