Catharina Ykens II
Two Still Lifes with Flowers, ca. 1687-1688?
Inventory number: 0259NMK
Oil on panel
Acquired with funds from the Augustinus Foundation and Sportgoodsfonden, 2025.
Find the pendant painting  HERE

Catharina Ykens II was born into a family of artists in Antwerp. The addition “filia devot” after her signature indicates that she was an unmarried woman affiliated with the Church, although not a nun. Today, up to six paintings by Ykens II are known, including these two pendants. Female Baroque painters in the Netherlands often specialized in still lifes with flowers and fruit – here, the Chinese porcelain vases hold roses, lily of the valley, auriculas, double narcissus, honeysuckle, hyacinths, orange blossoms, jasmine, and nasturtiums.