Italian school; 17th century.

Italian school; XVII century.
"Vase".
Oil on canvas. Relined.
Measurements: 65 x 55 cm.
This painting follows a compositional scheme that knew great boom during the Baroque. In the way of resolving the diversity of flowers of joyful colors, in which a dense brushstroke of brilliant pigment has been used, the taste of the Italian school is recognizable. The chromatic juiciness of the floral piece advances rococo solutions, which tend to horror vacui. The painter has frozen the moment of maximum maturity of the flower, prior to its decay. The dark background highlights the light of the still life, extracting a wide range of tonalities.
The still life or still life occupied the lowest rung of the hierarchy of genres in the history of art, however, it became increasingly popular among buyers. In addition to the independent theme of still life, it addressed other types of painting themes by using prominent, usually symbolic, elements and images that were based on a multitude of elements of nature apparently to reproduce a part of life. It is worth noting that within the still life, the representation of flowers, or vases, established itself as a subgenre highly appreciated among collectors, who saw in these paintings the perfect element for the decoration of their extensive properties.