Cartouche with Bust of Christ Surrounded by a Garland of Flowers 1659
andriesbosman
statensmuseumforkunst
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natural stone pattern
abstract expressionism
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animal print
possibly oil pastel
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fluid art
neo expressionist
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Andries Bosman's "Cartouche with Bust of Christ Surrounded by a Garland of Flowers" (1659) is a still life painting that showcases a vibrant garland of flowers surrounding a bust of Christ. The dark background highlights the beauty of the flowers and the devotional nature of the piece, emphasizing Christ's presence in the natural world. This painting, housed at the Statens Museum for Kunst, exemplifies the 17th-century Dutch tradition of still life, characterized by meticulous detail and symbolic meaning.
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The cartouche, which features a bust of Christ, is signed and dated ”A Bosman. Canon. St Jacobi f. 1659”, meaning that it was created while Bosman was a canon at Saint James’s Church in Antwerp. The figure, which supposedly depicts a 12-year old Christ, was painted by a different artist. Studies conducted in collection with the conservation showed that the scallop shell (the shell of St. James) is entirely complete, meaning that the painting could have been considered complete without the figure.
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