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Still life · Netherlands

Rachel Ruysch

1664–1750 · Botanist's eye, jeweller's hand

Still lifeBotanicalVanitasPrecision

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Daughter of an anatomist, Ruysch painted flowers with scientific precision and theatrical staging. She was the highest-paid still-life painter of her generation and worked into her eighties.

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