SEGHERS, Daniel
(b. 1590, Antwerpen, d. 1661, Antwerpen)

Garland of Flowers

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Oil on canvas, 130 x 98 cm
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Garlands of flowers became a specialism in their own right within the overall genre of Flemish floral painting. The theme was developed by Jan Brueghel and perfected by his best-known pupil, Daniel Seghers. The garland customarily surrounds a medallion or cartouche containing a religious image that was usually added by another specialist artist.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 7 minutes):
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, ballet suite, op. 71, Waltz of the Flowers