By Richard Kuiper
Located in Utrecht, NL
De Bloei Photography on Dibond Blooming Flowers Still Life in Plastic Series
Richard Kuiper (The Netherlands, 1967)
To 17th century merchants, the nouveaux riches of the Dutch Golden Age, collecting luxury items and utensils to show off their wealth and lifestyle was a competition. They revelled in exotic animals and shells from the East Indies, priceless glassware from Venice, porcelain from China, silver and gold from Antwerp.
To immortalise their high standard of living they commissioned famous Dutch still life painters, including Pieter Claesz, Floris van Dijck, Frans Snyders...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julia Stotz Photography
MaterialsGlass, Wood, Photographic Paper