In the 17th century, Holland was in bloom. Following a bout of “tulipmania” in the 1630s, it became fashionable to visit the Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam’s botanical garden, to catch a glimpse of a ...
"Celebrating the American Spirit: Masterworks from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art," Bentonville, AR: Crystal Bridges Museum of Art in association with Hudson Hills Press, 2011, pg. 224.
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Rachel Ruysch, "Posy of Flowers with a Beetle on a Stone Ledge" (1741), oil on canvas; Kunstmuseum Basel (courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) BOSTON — Dainty, fussy, and prim: These are the common ...