This year the Mauritshuis is marking its 200th birthday in grand style with flowers, flowers and more flowers both inside and outside. To start off the celebrations the museum is treating you to the most beautiful flower still lifes of the seventeenth century. The flower still life flourished during this period: from ‘impossible’ imagined bouquets to richly decorated spectacle pieces. All equally breathtaking, a feast of colour, with lots of tiny creepy crawlies and largely painted by women artists.
The exhibition In Full Bloom takes you on a voyage of discovery through the flower still-life genre. Where did the sudden interest in flower still lifes in the seventeenth century stem from? Why was it that so many women excelled in this genre, and what was the role of science? Welcome to the vibrant world of the flower still life and botany!
Min/Max: 10/15
Registration/Cancellation Date: April 27, 2022
Museum Entrance Fee is NOT included. Cost is €17.50 or Free with Museum Card and is to be paid at the museum.