Jean Baptiste Monnoyer
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1636-1699) was a brilliant master of French still life, best known in the French school of the time. His still lifes were very popular among his contemporaries. The artist worked a lot both to decorate the royal residences and to decorate the castles of the French aristocracy. His talent is revered by all painting lovers, he so truthfully, freshly and perfectly conveys everything that he depicts that you are almost sure that all these beautiful flowers lack only the smell that they seem to emit.
