Hidden meanings of morality, politics, and the cycle of life are woven into Dutch flower paintings. Popular from the 17th Century, the bouquets were often comprised of impossible combinations; flowers which did not bloom at the same time of the year.
After wars in the 1500’s, the regions became more Protestant, and thus the art produced was less centred around iconography, and more around items found in the natural world. The genre became seen less as ‘still-life’ when the flora became more unruly, more Rococo. Women were more accepted in this genre of painting, as flowers were a ‘suitable’ subject for young women, thus it was a way for them to break into artistic careers.
This collection features hand crafted flowers and leaves, created using the lost wax casting process. This fallen leaf necklace is adorned with autumnal coloured gemstones, as though the leaf is turning after it has fallen to the ground. Signed with a lab-grown ruby.
Hidden meanings of morality, politics, and the cycle of life are woven into Dutch flower paintings. Popular from the 17th Century, the bouquets were often comprised of impossible combinations; flowers which did not bloom at the same time of the year.
After wars in the 1500’s, the regions became more Protestant, and thus the art produced was less centred around iconography, and more around items found in the natural world. The genre became seen less as ‘still-life’ when the flora became more unruly, more Rococo. Women were more accepted in this genre of painting, as flowers were a ‘suitable’ subject for young women, thus it was a way for them to break into artistic careers.
This collection features hand crafted flowers and leaves, created using the lost wax casting process. This fallen leaf necklace is adorned with autumnal coloured gemstones, as though the leaf is turning after it has fallen to the ground. Signed with a lab-grown ruby.
Chain length: 20"
Pendant measures: 37 x 39mmMaterials: Recycled 9kt yellow gold, 9kt yellow gold chain, smoky quartz, citrine, orange garnet, alexandrite, yellow sapphire, tzavorite garnet, green sapphire, signed with a lab-grown ruby.
This piece is one of a kind