Cassie V&A
Flower Garland with the Holy Sacrament and an Angel's Head
This oil painting on canvas, Flower Garland with the Holy Sacrament and an Angel's Head, was possibly by Daniel Seghers (1590-1661) in Antwerp in about 1645-61.
It appears in the V&A exhibition Baroque: Style in the Age of Magnificence.
Paintings like this would encourage people to meditate on the Eucharist. The plants include spiky ones such as roses, thistles and blackthorn that evoke Christ's suffering, as well as corn and grapes that refer to the bread and wine of the Mass. The four Evangelists are represented by their symbols: an angel's head, a lion, an ox and an eagle.
V&A Museum no. 4420-1858
See this object on the V&A Interactive Global Baroque map: www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/baroque/interactive_map.html
Flower Garland with the Holy Sacrament and an Angel's Head
This oil painting on canvas, Flower Garland with the Holy Sacrament and an Angel's Head, was possibly by Daniel Seghers (1590-1661) in Antwerp in about 1645-61.
It appears in the V&A exhibition Baroque: Style in the Age of Magnificence.
Paintings like this would encourage people to meditate on the Eucharist. The plants include spiky ones such as roses, thistles and blackthorn that evoke Christ's suffering, as well as corn and grapes that refer to the bread and wine of the Mass. The four Evangelists are represented by their symbols: an angel's head, a lion, an ox and an eagle.
V&A Museum no. 4420-1858
See this object on the V&A Interactive Global Baroque map: www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/baroque/interactive_map.html