At that time most successful Flemish female artists specialised in flower compositions. Wautier (or Woutiers) was born in Mons in about 1617 and worked in Brussels, where she died in 1689.

A magnificent 17th-century bourgeois residence transformed into an art gallery: perfect for parading the Golden Age of Dutch painting.

During the Dutch Baroque period (circa 1580-1700), artists painted floral still lifes that conveyed beauty which referenced the brevity of life or the idea that we should nurture and enjoy every ...