Blumenstillleben
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
47,5 × 34,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
SLM 703
Art Historical Context
Johann Baptist Drechsler's *Blumenstillleben*Flower Still Life), painted in 1804, captivates with its delicate bouquet rendered in oil on canvas. Measuring a intimate 47.5 × 34.5 cm, this modest-scale work invites close contemplation, its vibrant blooms spilling forth in a harmonious arrangement typical of Viennese flower painting at the turn of the 19th century. Housed in the prestigious Belvedere Collection in Vienna, it exemplifies the refined still-life tradition cherished by Austrian collectors. Drechsler, a specialist in floral subjects active in Vienna, drew from the lingering Rococo e...