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Painting of a dark arched niche framed by a dense wreath of red, white and yellow flowers, with butterflies on a black background.

Wreath of Flowers encircling a Niche

A dense garland of roses, poppies, tulips and peonies in red, white and yellow frames an arched niche set into a carved stone cartouche. Against a dark background, small butterflies rest among the blooms, and the niche's shadowed interior is nearly empty.

Artist
Karel Batist
Date
1659-1663
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2680 × 3080 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1663.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Guirnalda de flores que rodea un nicho

Una densa guirnalda de rosas, amapolas, tulipanes y peonías en tonos rojos, blancos y amarillos enmarca un nicho arqueado incrustado en un cartucho de piedra tallada. Sobre un fondo oscuro, pequeñas mariposas se posan entre las flores, mientras el interior sombrío del nicho permanece casi vacío.

Português: Guirlanda de flores envolvendo um nicho

Uma densa guirlanda de rosas, papoulas, tulipas e peônias em tons de vermelho, branco e amarelo emoldura um nicho em arco inserido em um cartucho de pedra esculpida. Sobre um fundo escuro, pequenas borboletas pousam entre as flores, enquanto o interior sombreado do nicho permanece quase vazio.