Vase with Flowers Rembrandt van Rijn The identity of the girl

The identity of the girl has also been shrouded in uncertainty

He was more noted for his pomposity and ambition than for any achievement

Catalogued until 1880 as Guido Reni and thereafter as Italian School

also a painter

Annibale Carracci (the soldiers

Vase with Flowers Rembrandt van Rijn The identity of the girlThe skill of works such as this lies in their combination of profuse variety and minute details. Here, fine grasses, moss, feathers, eggshell, droplets of water, ants, a ladybird and other insects, the many varieties of flower iris, convolvulus minor, flax, London pride, veronica, larkspur, poppies, orange blossom, French marigolds, auriculas, tulips, salvias, forget me nots and roses and the marble ledge, are all means of displaying the artist's