You deserve some flowers today 🫱 Happy holidays 🌹 This painting was missing for centuries, until now. In the 18th century, a French artist named Anne Vallayer-Coster, who painted for Marie Antoinette, thought this painting was her best work. Many people wanted to buy it from her while she was alive, but she denied them all. She kept the painting in her personal collection until her death. Years later, the painting was sold at an auction to one of her family members. After that, it was never seen publicly again. “We knew about the painting, but we didn’t know where it was,” says Aaron Wile, associate curator of French paintings. Then, in 2022, the painting reappeared. #ArtUncovered __ 🖼 Anne Vallayer-Coster, “Still Life with Flowers in an Alabaster Vase and Fruit,” 1783, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Fund 🎥 Video by Rino Stefano Tagliafierro 🎧 Sound Effects by Alberto Modignani #art #arte #belle #jolie #beautiful #flowers #roses #flower #fleurs #painting #history #anim...