Flowers in the louvre musee du louvre amazonde vingtrinier beatrice lis michel bucher wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um werbung anzuzeigen. Delacroix used watercolor for this work which renders the fragility and subtle harmonies of the flowers to perfection painted bouquets of flowers delacroix also used oil to paint the flowers he had observed and drawn either in bouquets or in natural outdoor settings for the salon of 1849 he painted in 1848 49 five large floral compositions with a luxuriance that offered a riot of color in a genuine feast for the eyes. The paintings decorative effects dark background flowers spread out stems with linear effects are strongly influenced by jan davidsz de heem see the latters paintings in the louvre but the rendering of texture is incomparable the most extraordinary example of this is the crystal vase with its fascinating reflection of a window. Musee du louvre books art books flowers in the louvre featuring floral inspired works from the louvre collection this book offers a new perspective on the worlds most visited museum french eur1490 english eur1490 eur1490 add to cart characteristics number of pages 79 museum musee du louvre french size of the book broche avec rabat ean 9782081228269 reference mx532268 . From the noble iris to the humble bloom filled meadow flowers are a natural subject for artists whether painted in nature or carefully arranged in the studio this book is a colorful promenade through the flower strewn collection of the louvre which includes masterpieces such as archimboldos spring and durers flower