Property from a Private Collection.

MARIO NUZZI, CALLED MARIO DEI FIORI (ROME 1603-1673 ROME)
Tulips, roses, daffodils, carnations, a poppy, anemone, jasmine, and other flowers in a sculpted urn, on a stone ledge
oil on canvas
76.5 x 63.4 cm

PROVENANCE: Spetchley Park, Worcestershire.
Private Collection, London.

This still life contains all of the elements typical of Nuzzi, the abundant bouquet of flowers, the treatment of light with dramatic contrast favored by the post-Caravaggesque artists.