Bouquet of Flowers

The meticulous attention to detail in the Bouquet of Flowers by Roelant Savery reveals the painting's origins in botanical studies. This quality appealed to his patron Emperor Rudolf II at whose court Savery was employed when he painted the picture and whose gardens he certainly had access to. Savery used oil paint with the refinement and precision of drawing, and his work is thus related to the achievements of the famous miniaturist Georg Hoefnagel (1542-1600), who also worked in Prague. His colorful arrangement is symmetrical and composed in an orderly fashion, though the abundance of flower... Mehr ...