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Still Life with Flowers and a Watch
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The flowers in this lush bouquet are carefully arranged by shape and color. The light that subtly strokes along the flowers makes the bouquet stand out sharply against the dark background. Next to the bouquet lies an open pocket watch with a blue ribbon. This timepiece and the insects crawling over the flowers point to the transience of existence – the time that slowly passes and affects everything.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineStill Life with Flowers and a Watch. c. 1660 - c. 1679. Abraham Mignon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
