The artists & creators

Clara Peeters

ca. 1587–after 1636 · Flemish

Clara Peeters was an early specialist in European still-life painting. Her A Bouquet of Flowers, dated about 1612, is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

About Clara Peeters

Clara Peeters was a Flemish painter and an important early figure in European still life. Her paintings combine close observation of flowers, reflective surfaces and small natural details. The Metropolitan Museum of Art dates A Bouquet of Flowers to about 1612; the work includes fallen blooms and the artist’s signature on a stone ledge.

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