Oil Painting On Canvas, Italian School, Madonna And Child On A Garland Of Flowers—17th Century

This painting is an oil on canvas from the Italian school dating from the 17th century. It depicts a Madonna and Child surrounded by a garland of flowers, set within an oval gilded wooden frame.
Details of the Work
The work belongs to a genre of painting that was very common during the Baroque period, characterized by collaboration among specialists: a painter for the central figures and a "flower painter" for the rich ornamental garland.
Subject: At the center of the composition are the Virgin and the Infant Jesus, surrounded by a variety of flowers including tulips, roses, and anemones.
Meaning: These flowers often had symbolic value, representing both the Virgin’s purity and, at times, the transience of life.
Style: The contrast between the dark background and the vivid colors of the flowers is typical of 17th-century Italian art, with influences that may also have stemmed from the Flemish school active in Rome during that period.
Technical Specifications
canvas dimensions 73.5x60.5 cm, frame 86x76 cm