Realisation: Van Dael, Jan Frans (Antwerp, May 27, 1763 - Paris (75), March 20, 1840) (Painter)
Bouquet of flowers in a stone vase on an entablature
Bouquet of flowers in a stone vase on an entablature
Production: 1810
Estate: Painting
Technique(s): Canvas (oil paint)
Dimensions : H. 62.8 cm ; W. 49 cm
Inventory no.: PE.1276
Photo credit(s) :
Lauginie, François
Camus, Christophe
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Trained as an architect in Antwerp, Jan Frans Van Daël arrived in France in 1786 to create trompe-l'œil for the châteaux of Chantilly, Saint-Cloud and Bellevue. He discovered the art of flower painting with Gerard van Spondonck, one of Marie-Antoinette's favorite painters. In the tradition of Jan van Huysum (1682-1749), who was one of the first to combine flowers and fruit skilfully assembled in a Baroque composition, Dutch painters at the end of the 16th century revolutionized the still-life genre with a botanical concern that fascinated, at a time when this science was growing in popularity among aristocratic women, in intellectual circles and then among the bourgeoisie.
Although van Daël's success was immediate from his first entry in the Salon of 1793, it was the Salon of 1810 that brought him consecration with a gold medal. Le bouquet de fleurs d'Orléans was painted the same year, although it does not appear to be one of the three paintings sent to the exhibition. With a meticulousness he shares with the Frenchman Pierre-Joseph Redouté, he paints each species with a precision that makes it possible to recognize the tulips, helianthus, peonies, volubilis, illets and nasturtiums that make up this rich bouquet, typical of Van Dael's brilliant and refined art.
Visit Still life of peaches (inv 1275) painted on marble, shows the same sense of extreme refinement in a trompe-l'œil that uses the marble support to accentuate the entablature in the same material.
This work is emblematic of the generosity of local collectors. It was part of the Bichet collection, which also included the sketch for Girodet's portrait of Mme de Prony, also on display at the museum.
Provenance
Albert Bicher bequest to the Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans, 1919.
Entered the museum, 1920.
Deposited with the Ecole Maternelle.
Returned to Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1853.
Deposited with the Bureau de Bienfaisance.
Returned to Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1992.
School
Flanders
Location
Museum of Fine Arts
1st floor
Room: The arts under the First Empire