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The Flower Vendor
The painting was inspired by a contemporary Dutch play based on a picaresque novel by Cervantes. It is the story of a nobleman’s love for a beautiful young woman abducted by Romani as a child. We witness the woman’s reaction to the approach of the love-struck youth as she gathers roses, a symbol of love. Before he can win her hand, he must survive several tests. In a surprise twist, his beloved is…
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1640
- 1640
Provenance
- Inköp 1953
Identifier
- NM 5041
- 22091
Extent
- Mått 143 x 174,5 cm
Format
- Oil on wood
Year
- 1640
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:29.659Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:27:02.282Z