In paintings, the artists convey messages, or develop the story thanks to the representation of flowers.
Millais, in his painting, Ophelia, painted a red poppy representing the death and the sleep of Ophelia,
who had drowned.
Other example : In the "vanitas" (stil life), the tulip represents love, and so in vanitas it's ephemeral love and the fleeting quality of life.
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| Rachel Ruysch |
A very interesting topic, which you should develop by giving more examples of what flowers symbolise in paintings!
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