Still life with vase of flowers. (SOLD)

Gaspar Pieter Verbruggen the Younger (Antwerp 1664-1730), workshop of --------- Oil on canvas --------- Late 17th century / early 18th century --------- Canvas dimensions: 74 x 54 cm, framed: 87 x 67 cm --------- The splendid work proposed is attributable to the hand of an artist working in the workshop of Gaspar Pieter Verbruggen the Younger (Antwerp 1664-1730), one of the leading Dutch painters of floral still lifes between the 17th and 18th centuries and creator of elegant compositions in which he displays not only an extraordinary talent, but also an extraordinary botanical knowledge. --------- In this case, the author of the canvas places his signature with a monogram next to an insect, a mark of distinction of an already established artist.