Holy Family with Floral Wreath,

um 1650

Material / Technology / Carrier

Kupfer

Dimensions of the object

86,2 x 61,6 cm

Displayed

Aschaffenburg Staatsgalerie Saal R 115

Department

Flemish Painting

Genre

Painting

Inventory number

6305

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.