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An arrangement of white, yellow, red, pink and orange flowers in a vase decorated with a blue and white image of a bird in foliage. Next to the vase is a cutting from a plant with a pink flower, a butterfly three shells and some flower petals. An arrangement of white, yellow, red, pink and orange flowers in a vase decorated with a blue and white image of a bird in foliage. Next to the vase is a cutting from a plant with a pink flower, a butterfly three shells and some flower petals.

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase on a Ledge with Flowers, Shells & a Butterfly (detail), 1609-10 © The National Gallery

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase on a Ledge with Flowers, Shells & a Butterfly (detail), 1609-10 © The National Gallery

And if you'd like to create a stalk for your tulip, you can stick it to a pipe cleaner, lolly stick or straw. Or you can make an origami stalk using a 20cm or larger square of green coloured paper.

 

Dutch Flower Paintings: Exploring Art in Bloom continues until 17 Sep 2023.

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