Flemish school from the mid-17th century. Circle of DANIEL SEGHERS (Antwerp, 1590-1661). "Virgin with Child in border of flowers". Oil on canvas. Reli

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  Flemish school from the mid-17th century. Circle of DANIEL SEGHERS (Antwerp, 1590-1661). "Virgin with Child in border of flowers". Oil on canvas. Relined. Measurements: 76 x 63 cm; 98 x 82 cm (frame). In the first quarter of the seventeenth century a new formula was developed in the Flemish medium, within the genre of flower painting, which, recreated by a large group of artists and workshops, would achieve throughout the century an outstanding success in much of Europe: the garland of flowers as a framing and enhancing element of a central theme of a religious nature. Brueghel de Velurs was the initiator of this type of compositions, especially linked in his work to the representation of the Virgin and Child. However, it was his disciple, the Jesuit Daniel Seghers, who was the dominant figure in this specialized production and the creator of a prototype that would serve as a model for the numerous Flemish and foreign followers and imitators of the genre. The floral repertoire combined in the work offers an attractive variety, identifying a good number of species: tulips, anemones and roses, which stand out in their wide chromatic range against the dark green background of the foliage that articulates the whole set. Next to this border of flowers, inscribed in the center, we see a medallion depicting the Virgin and Child. The son of a silk merchant, Seghers soon emigrated with his family to the Northern Netherlands, where he converted to Calvinism. He studied painting from 1605 and in 1611, on his return to Antwerp, he joined the Guild of St. Luke, after a period of apprenticeship with Jan Brueghel the Elder. In 1614 he again embraced the Catholic faith while entering the Jesuits in Mechelen as a layman, taking vows in 1625. From then on he signed himself as "Daniel Seghers societatis Iesu". From 1625 to 1627 he lived in Rome, and on his return to Antwerp he remained in his monastery, as a flower painter, until the day of his death. It is difficult to establish an evolution of his style, although a development from the simplest to the most complicated garlands is evident. The use of flowers and plants from the Netherlands grown in gardens relates him to painters such as Jan Brueghel, although unlike the latter he pays less attention to contours and more to transparencies and the combination of light and shadow. His floral arrangements always denote a previous preparation, while his garlands show a brilliant use of symmetry as a clarifying element of the composition. Common in his production are the garlands surrounding devotional images based on the work of Rubens.
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