/internal/media/dispatcher/113713/fullRoses in a GlassStilleben mit Rosen, Leuchter und silbernem Becher1831[Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller]Ferdinand Georg WaldmüllerOil on woodWaldmüller was one of the first artists to move away from the “Dutch” models of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. He has depicted only one type of flower—roses. Captured from bud to wilting bloom, his bouquet becomes a symbol of life itself. An extinguished candle and discarded jewelry add further associations of parting and death, emphasized by the prayer book and myrtle sprig. The candleholder, box, and cup form a small group in themselves. They reflect both each other and their painted “real” surroundings: The corner of a room with a large, almost floor-to-ceiling wardrobe can be seen in various reflections.Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/8132/rdf