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Dr. Saskia Beranek, "Rachel Ruysch, Fruit and Insects," in Smarthistory, September 14, 2023, accessed November 4, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/rachel-ruysch-fruit-and-insects/. Khan Academy, Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/reformation-counter-reformation/v/ruysch-flowers-insects. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024. “Rachel Ruysch: Artist Profile.” NMWA, 28 Apr. 2023, nmwa.org/art/artists/rachel-ruysch/.

Wheat and grapes are depicted referring to the Eucharist. During the 17th century the Netherlands was primarily Catholic.

Rachel Ruysch's father was a very famouse scientist who specialized in botany, physics and anatomy. This influenced her intrests in depicting natural imagery with scientific influences.

This painting is a sub genre of Dutch still life know as Sotto Bosco. Instead of typical imagery it depicts animals and vegetation that makes the still life look like its a nature scene.

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Despite the strong patriarchical society Rachel Ruysch was able to become a successful artest. Her paintings sold for even more than rembrandts.