#ArtSaturday Rachel Ruysch 1664-1750
Netherlands still-life painter who specialized in flowers
(Portrait of Ruysch by Gotfried Schalcken) pic.twitter.com/N3N5YeseEt— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Dutch Golden Age Still Life flowers-only genre, which was a sub-genre of still lifes, was dominated by a few female painters, like Rachel Ruysch pic.twitter.com/wwFchuKP2f— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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best-documented woman painter of Dutch Golden Age(Spray of Flowers with Insects & Butterflies on a Marble Slab, 1690s) pic.twitter.com/bZiqDjXehj
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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father was a professor of anatomy and botany: Ruysch used his collections to practice drawing(Basket of Flowers, 1711) pic.twitter.com/ueI0lmGvXo
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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at age 15, Ruysch apprentices to van Aelst, prominent flower painter in Amsterdam(Forest Floor w Flowers & Butterflies) pic.twitter.com/QvkBkjMvQg
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Van Aelst taught her about painting as well as how to arrange a bouquet in a vase so that the arrangement looked more spontaneousBasket, 1711 pic.twitter.com/kRgyKJxFYL
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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The new flower arrangement techniques added sophistication and a 3-dimensional aspect to her paintings pic.twitter.com/hZZoEydLMB— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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By the age of 18, Ruysch was painting and selling independently signed works(Bouquet in a Glass Vase) pic.twitter.com/uEDSrtorLn
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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1693: married portrait painter Juraien Pool, by whom she had 10 children pic.twitter.com/VUTrNxo023— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Throughout her adult life, Ruysch had an international circle of patrons for whom she painted commissions pic.twitter.com/VH1LP7mt9Z— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
#ArtSaturday Ruysch pic.twitter.com/7OWwVQmQhg
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
#ArtSaturday Ruysch pic.twitter.com/kXQp7f2Bji
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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The white tulips with red — center top — are known as Dutch Tulips and frequently appear in the Still Lifes of painters of the Dutch Golden Age pic.twitter.com/8Wrs1BD49I— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Flowers with Fruit and Insects and Nest pic.twitter.com/0gVDVUeNg7
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
#ArtSaturday Ruysch pic.twitter.com/JxjnfMWwrC
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
#ArtSaturday Ruysch pic.twitter.com/WWk4wZV7K5
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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first female member of The Hague pic.twitter.com/6KdewnP7Kf— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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During the Dutch Golden Age, flower paintings typically had dark backgrounds pic.twitter.com/71a0ybBuAb— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Having 10 children did not stop Ruysch’s work: instead, she became more productive artistically pic.twitter.com/YMzxXor5cT— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Flowers in a Terracotta Vase pic.twitter.com/kFR1XCRLq8— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Flowers in a Vase (3 versions) pic.twitter.com/JSINFKKW0F— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
#ArtSaturday Ruysch pic.twitter.com/73Yy0B9IZo
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Flowers with Fruit and Lizard pic.twitter.com/5Eb7vfmkbr— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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proudly wrote her age on her paintings with her signatureBouquet of Flowers with Plums pic.twitter.com/ztcIGu2pPC
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
#ArtSaturday Ruysch pic.twitter.com/JubiFuGeXM
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Fruit and Flowers in a Forest, 1714 pic.twitter.com/U6bEtwNT9g— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
#ArtSaturday Ruysch pic.twitter.com/xFcEgdCSme
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Roses, (etc) in a Stone Urn on a Ledge pic.twitter.com/sUW6KSh7H2— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Most of Ruysch’s paintings are called “Still Life with Flowers.” Some of the paintings name all the flowers in work, as in “Still Life with…” pic.twitter.com/KaRk9PL6Zm— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Art historians consider Ruysch one of most talented still life painters, regardless of gender pic.twitter.com/slH7ZaKg8K— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Roses, Tulips, Lilies, with Melon on Ledge pic.twitter.com/hiou6VEwbH— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Roses, Morning Glory, Lily of the Valley pic.twitter.com/f36GD0ZZL2— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Vase of Flowers
1689, 1695, 1701, 1706 pic.twitter.com/h0Pbwvz2nN— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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(detail from various paintings) pic.twitter.com/dGuBOxZX6w— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Portrait of Ruysch with HusbandRuysch’s husband was already dead, which is why he’s younger in this portrait. Each face is portrayed in a “painting” within the painting pic.twitter.com/nmdGJGa6QG
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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In Dutch Golden Age Still Life, the Flowers-only genre was dominated by a few female painters: Rachel Ruysch was one of the most prominent pic.twitter.com/yH5N7RzL6S— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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1999: This Ruysch painting — Still Life with Sunflower — was discovered in a farmhouse: the painting sold at auction for more than $508K, the highest ever paid for one of Ruysch’s paintings pic.twitter.com/mMyuQllglE— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
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Stone carving of Ruysch above museum window pic.twitter.com/U11nA6VyYw— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) February 24, 2018
