Daniel Seghers
(1590-1661)
Heilige Familie im Blumenkranz,
um 1650
Material / Technology / Carrier
Kupfer
Dimensions of the object
86,2 x 61,6 cm
Displayed
Aschaffenburg Staatsgalerie Saal R 115
Acquisition
Aus der Schlossgalerie Aschaffenburg; kurmainzische Galerie
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg
Citation
Daniel Seghers, Heilige Familie im Blumenkranz, um 1650, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/y7GE6904PV (Last updated on 13.11.2023)
The depiction of religious scenes as a picture within a picture and surrounded by flowers reflects religious practices: to this day sacred pictures are decorated on special occasions with flowers as a sign of veneration. The famous flower painter Jan Brueghel the Elder collaborated with Peter Paul Rubens on such works; however, it was Daniel Seghers who surrounded sacred images with richly ornamented stone cartouches and then additionally with floral decoration. Here, too, the Holy Family was painted by another artist. The flowers are related to these figures: the rose is a common symbol of Mary, and the thistle refers to the Passion of Christ.
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