Jacob van WalscapelleHolland, 1644–1727Flowers in a glass vase
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A glass vase, containing a reflection of the window and light entering from the left, sitting on the edge of a marble topped table and containing a bouquet of various flowers and a stalk of wheat with several insects among the blooms. Jacob van Walscapelle (1644-1727) was probably trained in Dordrecht but is known to have been a pupil of the still-life painter Cornelis Kick (1631/34-1681) in Amsterdam by the mid-1660s. Jacob van Walscapelle’s main still-life subjects were flowers and fruit. His meticulously rendered, strongly lit and sharply defined fruit and flowers are strongly reminiscent of the works that de Heem and Mignon painted during the second half of the 1660s.
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This display of flowers, like most of van Walscapelle’s still lifes, does not appear to carry any specific symbolism, although some suggest that the stalk of wheat (the basic material for bread) and the grapes (which produce wine) allude to the Eucharist. The butterflies may be metaphors for the resurrected soul of the devout Christian, while the fast-fading flowers may represent a vanitas (memento mori) aspect. This painting is the earliest dated example by the artist.
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- CAI.87
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