Alysse Budd, of Toledo, studies specimens on exhibit as part of ‘Rachel Ruysch: Nature Into Art’ at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Many symbols used in Dutch still-life paintings were ambiguous and allowed ... the body and moving towards spiritual ...

"We wanted to see what it looked like in real life," she added ... thousands of dedicated Dutch still make the trek to the see the flowers, like 78-year-old pensioner Henrick Lenk.