Flowers in a Glass

About the Artwork

One of the first artists to specialize in flower painting, Ambrosius Bosschaert may have been inspired by the botanical gardens and scientific collections in his hometown of Middelburg. The flowers in this bouquet might be common today, but in the 1600s they were costly rarities. Bosschaert captured their fragile beauty with luminous colors and exquisite detail.

Inscriptions

Signed lower left: "AB 1606. [AB ligated]"

Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965). The Magic of Still Life. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 4, 1986-February 1, 1987). Still-Life Paintings from the Netherlands, 1550-1720. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (June 19-September 19, 1999); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 31, 1999-January 9, 2000).

Quick Overview

Artist: Ambrosius Bosschaert (Dutch, 1573–1621)
Date: 1606
Medium: oil on copper
Dimensions: Framed: 60.3 x 52.8 x 6.4 cm (23 3/4 x 20 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.); Unframed: 35.6 x 29.3 cm (14 x 11 9/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: European Painting and Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle
Accession no.: 1960.108

Provenance

Until 1960: Carrie Moss Halle [1872-1965], Cleveland, OH, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art1 1960-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.