Vase of Flowers

Daniel Seghersaround 1638 - 1650

Details

Title: Vase of Flowers
Creator Lifespan: 1590 - 1661
Creator Nationality: Dutch
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Birth Place: Anversa
Date: around 1638 - 1650
Provenance: Archbishop's Picture Gallery, Monti Collection
Physical Dimensions: w30.6 x h41.8 cm
Painter: Daniel Seghers
Description: The small vase was done for Cesare Monti between 1638, the year of the first inventory, in which the painting is not mentioned, and 1650, the year in which it is mentioned as one of the objects donated by the Cardinal to Gallery. The different types of flowers, typical of a garden not a field, were studied in detail, then carefully and elegantly arranged on a black background that enhances their brilliant colors. According to some scholars, the refined composition could be hiding an allegory of the Society of Jesus.
Type: painting
Rights: © Archivio fotografico Museo Diocesano, Milano
Medium: Oil on copper

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