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Flowers in a Glass Vase on a Stone Ledge
Undated
93 cm x 69.8 cm
oil on panel
This still life includes four meticulously-observed tulips, arranged alongside roses, peonies, carnations and even more common plants such as blackberries.
Tulips were highly prized in Holland in the 17th Century . The market became so feverish that people were even trading houses for tulip bulbs in the expectation of vast future profits. When the market crashed in 1637 people were left bankrupt and the tulip became a flower associated with financial greed and folly.
The tulips in this painting were among the most highly prized because of their striped and broken colours. Although it was not known at the time, this was caused by a plant virus.
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