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Baroque Art III: The Dutch Republic

Question 11 • SNHS Art History I - EL4002

How did most of the Dutch and Flemish paint flowers differently than other still life paintings?

Answer
A
They painted flowers with dark backgrounds to make the flowers appear bolder and brighter.
B
They would paint perfect versions of the flowers, that realistically would never bloom at the same time.
C
They would paint the flowers exactly as they saw them, with every detail.
D
none of the above

Explanation

Many Dutch and Flemish flower painters assembled idealized bouquets from flowers that bloomed at different times of year. By showing them together, they created a perfect arrangement that could not realistically exist all at once, rather than depicting a bouquet exactly as seen in one moment. The correct choice is “They would paint perfect versions of the flowers, that realistically would never bloom at the same time.”

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