Rose Bush in flower

1680 - 1700. Oil on canvas.
Not on display

In contrast to the floral compositions habitual in Baroque painting and in Caffi’s own work, this canvas shows different plants growing directly from the ground with the evident aim of conveying spontaneity. The flowering rose bush and cluster of tulips also contribute to this close-up vision of the natural world, differing from other works by the artist, which depict invented species.

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Inventory number: P003997
Author: Margherita Caffi
Title: Rose Bush in flower
Date: 1680 - 1700
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 152 cm; Width: 196 cm
Provenance: Manuel Álvarez de Toledo y Lesparre, 12th Duke of Pastrana, 1886; bequest of María Dionisia Vives y Zires, duquesa de Pastrana, 1889
Entry date: 1889

Bibliography +

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Pintura española de bodegones y floreros de 1600 a Goya, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, 1983, pp. 130.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas. Nuevas Adquisiciones. Museo Iconográfico. Tapices, III, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1996, pp. 249.

Other inventories +

Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856). Núm. 868.
Autor Bartolomé Pérez esc. de Madrid / 868. Un cuadro titulado 'Rosal florido' / Alto 1,96 ancho 1,52