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| Keywords: Joris van Son - Allegory on Human Life - Walters 372623.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18748962 Creator Joris van Son Elaborate garlands of sensuous fragile blossoms at the height of their beauty and fruit ripe to the point of bursting- all inviting our touch before their inevitable decay- were often depicted framing spiritually significant images Here they frame and complement a still life of objects alluding to the brevity of human life a skull a burning candle and an hourglass The combination encourages a meditation on the miracle of Christ's Resurrection from his mortal death and the resurrection promised through Christ to the faithful Along with fruits and flowers including roses grapes cherries and thistles as well as butterflies and a beetle Van Son has included corn a New World addition to the European diet ca 1658 1660 Oil on canvas cm 124 7 92 7 accession number 37 2623 40794 Mrs Marcelle J von Mayer-Denues Columbia Maryland date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of Mrs Marcelle J von Mayer-Denues 1985 Going for Baroque The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995-1996 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 place of origin Flanders Belgium Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Paintings by Joris van Son 17th-century still life paintings in the United States 1650s oil on canvas paintings in the United States 1650s still life paintings Allegorical still life paintings Paintings of skulls | ||||
