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Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664 - 1750): A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis, a horse chestnut and blackberries with butterflies and other insects suspended before a stone arch (1681)

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2019-12-31

2/2 More fantastic flowers, in a glass vase on a stone table (great juxtapositions of texture and tactility!), by the amazing Rachel Ruysch, born on this day in 1664.

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2019-06-04

Radiant flower paintings by the magnificent Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750), who served as court painter to Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine. Not only did she enjoy great success in her long life, selling her works for more than Rembrandt, she also mothered ten children.

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2019-04-13

Rachel Ruysch (North Netherlandish painter) 1664 - 1750
A Swag of Grapes, Hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis, a horse chestnut and blackberries with butterflies and other insects suspended before a stone arch, 1681.

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2019-03-12

A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis, a horse chestnut & blackberries with butterflies ..., no date, by Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664-1750). Private collection?; image source, https://t.co/XMjier2cl5

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2018-11-28

Demons have faith, but they tremble.
-Fyodor Dostoevsky,
The Possessed
written c. January 1872
/A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis, a horse chestnut and blackberries with butterflies and other insects
1681,
Rachel Ruysch

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2018-10-29

"There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm." - Theodore Roosevelt
(art by Rachel Ruysch)

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2018-07-24

More fantastic flowers, in a glass vase on a stone table (great juxtapositions of texture and tactility!), by the amazing Rachel Ruysch, born on this day in 1664.

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2018-06-04

Rachel Ruysch’s flower paintings are full of movement and minute detail. She worked in The Hague from 1701 to 1708, where she was the first female member of the artist’s society, Confrerie Pictura. Admire the flowers in Room 17a: https://t.co/g9pLrY3wCM

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2018-03-10

Rachel Ruysch’s flower paintings are full of movement and minute detail. She worked in The Hague from 1701-08, where she was the first female member of the artist’s society, Confrerie Pictura. Admire the flowers in Room 17a: https://t.co/g9pLrY3wCM

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2018-03-08

Rachel Ruysch's flower paintings are full of movement, and you can see 'Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Tulip' in Room 17a. In 1708 her exceptional talent was rewarded with a prestigious appointment as court painter to the Elector Palatine in Düsseldorf: https://t.co/g9pLrY3wCM

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2018-02-06

Explore our beautiful Dutch Flower Paintings, including works by Rachel Ruysch and Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder: https://t.co/yxj0msZbwQ

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2017-05-23

Rachel Ruysch, Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Tulip, 1716
Oil on Canvas, 46.5 x 36 cm
London, UK

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2017-05-22

Rachel Ruysch was the first female member of The Hague's artist’s society, Confrerie Pictura.

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2017-03-08

Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop, by Rachel Ruysch, 1716 https://t.co/BUDYgmV3VZ

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2016-11-19

Rachel Ruysch’s flower paintings are full of movement. In this painting, blooms are on the verge of opening: https://t.co/tHGt3Qzwvv

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2016-10-02

🎨 Rachel Ruysch (Dutch painter) 1664 - 1750
Still Life of Flowers With a Nosegay of Roses,

🎨 Beauty In Art 🌍

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2015-11-07

Today's is 'fetal skeleton,placenta & embryo & examples of arteriosclerosis' by Frederik Ruysch,1701

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2015-10-25