Famous Paintings in Miniature: Flowers in a Vase by Rachel Ruysch, circa 1685

In an attempt to help my fellow miniaturists through this incomprehensible time of Covid-19 social distancing and self isolation, I'm picking up my free tutorial series. 

I do hope this helps pass the time until we can all go about our daily business again.

Stay indoors, stay safe, and stay in touch!

Famous Paintings in Miniature: Flowers in a Vase by Rachel Ruysch, c 1685

Follow the links below to see other tutorials in this series:

I. Van Gogh's Sunflowers

II. Turner's Fighting Temeraire

III. Hilma af Klint “The Ten Biggest No. 2, Childhood”, 1907

IV. Van Gogh's A Wheatfield with Cypresses

V Kandinsky's Swinging Schaukeln 1925 

VI Monet's Waterlilies

VII. Norbert Goenuette's The Boulevard de Clichy under Snow, 1875/6

VIII Hans Holbein the Younger's A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling, around 1526-8

IX August Macke: Frau mit Sonnenschirm vor Hutladen, 1914

X Arthur Rackham's A Night Before Christmas

XI Hans Holbein the Younger's Jane Seymour

A little bit of history

Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750) was born in the Netherlands. Her father was a well respected scientist and professor of anatomy and botany, and he allowed her to draw and paint from his extensive private museum collection.