# Flower Still-Life [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [AELST, Willem van]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 58 x 47 cm ## Commentary The present painting, treats one of Willem van Aelst's favourite themes of still-lifes of flowers. In this composition the roses, carnations, thistles, peonies, the green leaves and stems tumble out of the glass vase in a haphazard fashion. This arrangement gives the subject volume and creates a natural setting. Van Aelst has silhouetted the objects against a dark background. The flowers, glass vase, velvet and the marble are bathed in a sharp light from the left which accentuates the textures and colours of these lustrous items. <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 - [Breakfast Piece]() - [Fruit Still-Life]() - [Hunting Still-Life \(detail\)]() - [Hunting Still-Life]() - [Still-Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons]() - [Still-Life of Fruit]() - [Still-Life]() - [Still-Life]() - [Still-Life]() - [Still-Life with a Basket of Fruit on a Marble Ledge]() - [Still-Life with Armour]() - [Still-Life with Fruit and a Crystal Vase]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()