1624
oil
panel
From the collection of National Museum of Western Art
Garland of Flowers with Madonna and Child is a 1624 oil by Daniel Seghers, a Flemish Baroque painting work, depicting Christ Child, held at National Museum of Western Art.
This painting shows a woman holding a baby, surrounded by a large frame of colorful flowers. The woman is wearing a red dress and has her arm around the baby, who is naked except for a white cloth. The flowers are all different colors and shapes, with some hanging down from the top of the frame and others growing up from the bottom. The painting is very detailed, with lots of texture and shading that makes the flowers and the people look real. The colors are also very bright and vivid, which makes the whole thing feel happy and celebratory. If you like this painting, you might also like to look at the work of artist Daniel Seghers.
Daniel Seghers (3 December 1590 – 2 November 1661) was a Flemish Jesuit brother and painter who specialized in flower still lifes.
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