An A5 Still Life Sketchbook inspired by the painting Flowers and Insects by Flemish artist Jan van Kessel, the Elder. This design has been created exclusively for the Ashmolean, it's a perfect companion for any artist.
Van Kessel painted garlands and bouquets of flowers, but is best known for small, jewel-like pictures, often on copper, of insects or shells against a light background, depicted with vivid colour and great exactitude of detail.
Exclusive to the Ashmolean Museum.
Credit: Jan van Kessel, the Elder (1626–1679) Flowers and Insects. Oil on copper © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Materials: 25 pages of 220gsm paper
Dimensions: 21 x 14.5 x 1cm
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