I first saw this painting during an exhibition in Brussels devoted to Spanish still life art and it stayed in my memory. The artist behind it is Benito Espinós (1748-1818), whose still life floral arrangements are among the most dramatic and varied.
If you could match this painting to a perfume, what would you select?
Photography by Bois de Jasmin, detail, at the Spanish Still Life exhibit, Bozar.
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