Big Shopper by De Heem (mirabilis, 5 pcs) gertruida but from its chaos emerged

but from its chaos emerged ‘Portrait of Edith’

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

and this dreamy bouquet is no exception

Talk about a legend

He cut bold shapes from painted paper and arranged them into massive compositions

Big Shopper by De Heem (mirabilis, 5 pcs) gertruida but from its chaos emergedThis 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