How did most of the dutch and flemish paint flowers differently than other still life paintings?

a. they painted flowers with dark backgrounds to make the flowers appear bolder and brighter.

b. they would paint perfect versions of the flowers, that realistically would never bloom at the same time.

c. they would paint the flowers exactly as they saw them, with every detail.

d. none of the above?

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Phillip Conner

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18 May, 13:55

How did most of the dutch and flemish paint flowers differently than other still life paintings?

a. they painted flowers with dark backgrounds to make the flowers appear bolder and brighter.

b. they would paint perfect versions of the flowers, that realistically would never bloom at the same time.

c. they would paint the flowers exactly as they saw them, with every detail.

d. none of the above?

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Monique Craig · Answer 1

The Dutch tradition of flower still life painting, was largely begun by Ambrosius Bosscharet, a Flemish born painter who had settled in the north by the beginning of the period and founded a new tradition of painting. These still life paintings are decadent and luxurious, they used dark backgrounds to make the flowers appear bolder and brighter (A.)