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A flower painting, c.1680s, by Rachel Ruysch
What's hiding in the undergrowth of Rachel Ruysch's bold and beautiful flower painting? This is a world where buds hiss like snakes, poppies twirl and tiny insects devour – a vibrant, fecund jungle, full of uncanny life.
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