Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects
Joris Hoefnagel Netherlandish
Not on view
Hoefnagel is celebrated for his incredibly accurate and beautiful studies after nature. He probably composed this picture by consulting individual flower studies, some of which appear in other of his works. Using this method, he was able to create the symmetrical arrangement, which was popular at the time. Because of its size and intended purpose, this work is very intimate. The inscription on the pedestal reveals that Hoefnagel made it for his mother "as a monument of love." As a testament to how much it was cherished, the drawing remained in the possession of the family for many generations and did not appear on the art market until the early twenty-first century.
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