# Flowers [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MONNOYER, Jean-Baptiste]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary Monnoyer's flower pieces are characterized by his ability to subordinate each flower to a complete ensemble. Each one is perfectly drawn, exactly like those of his Dutch and Flemish contemporaries, but Monnoyer managed to envelop them in deep-toned shadow that emanates from the background. The result is both mysterious and luxuriant. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="\#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 7 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/19\_cent/tchaikovsky\_nutcracker\_waltz.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, ballet suite, op. 71, Waltz of the Flowers</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> ## Related artworks - [Bouquet of Flowers in Glass Vase on Marble Ledge]() - [Bouquet of Flowers in Glass Vase on Marble Ledge]() - [Flowers]() - [Fruit and Flowers]() - [Still-Life of Flowers and Fruits]() - [Still-Life of Flowers]() - [Still-Life of Flowers]() - [Still-Life]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()