Oil on canvas (lined), late 17th century, unsigned, presented in a later period appropriate frame.

SS 31 5/8 x 22.75 in.; DOA 37.25 x 28 in.

From the Collection of Pat Thomas, Chapel Hill, NC

Garland paintings were developed in Antwerp in the early 17th century as a special type of still life by the artists Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hendrick van Balen. While typically surrounding a devotional image, the floral garland in this painting surrounds a portrait of a man and woman within an arched opening.

Obscuring varnish and some scattered re-touch visible under UV light.

$1,000 - 3,000