Rachel Ruysch

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Rachel Ruysch was a renowned Dutch Golden Age painter celebrated for her highly detailed and scientifically precise floral still lifes.

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instanceOf Dutch Golden Age painter
human
painter
still life painter
activeYearsEnd 1740s
activeYearsStart 1670s
artisticTraining pupil of Willem van Aelst
burialPlace Amsterdam
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1664-06-03
dateOfDeath 1750-08-12
describedAs renowned Dutch Golden Age painter celebrated for detailed floral still lifes
employer Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
surface form: Elector Palatine Johann Wilhelm
ethnicGroup Dutch
father Frederik Ruysch
fieldOfWork painting
still life painting
gender female
genre flower painting
still life
influencedBy Jan Davidsz de Heem
Willem van Aelst
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
memberOf Confrerie Pictura
movement Baroque
Dutch Golden Age
name Rachel Ruysch self-link
notableAchievement maintained a long and profitable painting career while raising a large family
one of the most successful female artists of the Dutch Golden Age
notableFor floral still lifes
scientifically precise botanical detail
notableWork Flower Still Life (c. 1700)
Flowers in a Glass Vase (1704)
Flowers in a Vase (various versions)
numberOfChildren 10
placeOfBirth The Hague
placeOfDeath Amsterdam
positionHeld court painter to Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
religion Calvinism
surface form: Calvinism (Reformed)
spouse Juriaan Pool
style asymmetrical arrangements
dark backgrounds with illuminated flowers
highly detailed composition
subjectMatter flowers
forest floor still lifes
insects
workLocation Amsterdam
The Hague

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Willem van Aelst influenced Rachel Ruysch
Dutch Baroque art notableArtist Rachel Ruysch
Rachel Ruysch name Rachel Ruysch self-link