Virgin and Child in a Landscape, c. 1492-98, possibly Master of the Madonna Grog; Artist: possibly Aert van den Bossche; Artist: formerly Master of the Embroidered Foliage, Netherlandish, active 1480-1500, 41 1/4 x 34 1/4 in. (104.78 x 87 cm) (panel)53 1/2 x 34 3/16 in. (135.89 x 86.84 cm) (outer frame), Oil on panel, Netherlands, 15th-16th century, This painting is an altarpiece, a devotional image used in a Christian church, and many of the details are religious symbols. The walled garden, for instance, refers to the garden in the Bibles Song of Songs and is associated with the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. The flowering plants also refer to Mary: the blue iris to her sorrows, the violets to her humility, and the strawberry plant to her righteousness. The peacock on the gate may signify paradise while the stags represent the human soul and piety.
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