Ashmolean Museum Oxford
This single greeting card depicts an incredibly detailed oil on copper painting of an assortment of flowers, shells and insects such as colourful butterflies and beetles from 17th century Flemish artist Jan Van Kessel.
Jan Van Kessel the Elder (1626-1679) was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid-17th century. A versatile artist, he practiced in many genres including studies of insects, floral still life's, marines, river landscapes, paradise landscapes, allegorical compositions, scenes with animals and genre scenes. He was Jan Brueghel the Elder's grandson, Pieter Bruegel the Elder's great-grandson, and the nephew of Jan Brueghel the Younger. Van Kessel’s works were highly prized by his contemporaries and were collected by skilled artisans, wealthy merchants, nobles and foreign luminaries throughout Europe. His tiny still-life paintings were often produced as pairs; some originally formed part of a series of plates that could decorate the front of the small drawers of the cabinet in which a collector kept his specimens.
Credit: Jan van Kessel, the Elder (1626–1679) Flowers and Insects Oil on copper WA1940.2.44 ©Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
All Ashmolean branded cards are made from paper sourced from sustainable forests.
Buy 3 packs for £7.50. Mix and match offer available on all Ashmolean branded greeting cards, subject to availability.
Materials: FSC certified paper
Dimensions: 18 x 12.5cm
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The Ashmolean Museum will be closed on 24, 25, 26 December 2024, and 1 January 2025. You will not be able to collect your order on these days.
Christmas Delivery Dates
We recommend placing your order as early as possible to avoid disappointment. These are the recommended last dates for placing your order:
UK delivery – 17 December 2024
International delivery – 11 December 2024 (delivery times may be affected by customs clearance)
Due to the Christmas holidays, orders placed from Friday 20 December 2024 onwards will be dispatched after Monday 4 January 2025.
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