Big Shopper by De Heem (mirabilis, 5 pcs) gertruida These vases were exotic souvenirs

These vases were exotic souvenirs from Robert Delaunay’s mother

but from its chaos emerged ‘Portrait of Edith’

who lived in Spain and Portugal for quite a few years

she revolutionized floral compositions in the 17th and 18th century

when he was already leading a successful professional life as a university law and economics teacher

Big Shopper by De Heem (mirabilis, 5 pcs) gertruida These vases were exotic souvenirsThis big shopper is inspired by a flower still life by Jan Davidsz. de Heem, one of the most famous Dutch still life painters of the 17th century. Whereas his predecessors made rather hushed floral compositions, De Heem painted true floral explosions exotic and colourful with flowers at random, all very expressively arranged. On the one hand, he fully celebrated the beauty of flora; on the other, De Heem embodied the Memento Mori zeitgeist by adding