Art & design 5-minute look

A whole world in a vase.

Van Gogh’s painting Irises, with blue-purple flowers in a pale vase on a green tabletop

Spend a little time with Vincent van Gogh’s Irises, painted in 1890. Follow the bends of the stems, the spaces between the flowers, and the brushwork that holds it all together. The Met lets you get close enough to notice the small things.

Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Vincent van Gogh · The Met · Public Domain

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