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Balthasar van der Ast

De Poolse Muts

c. 1620–30
brush and watercolor in red, green, and yellow with white heightening or grey wash on antique laid cream paper

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According to Christian legend, carnations appeared when the Virgin Mary shed tears as Jesus carried the cross, thus the flower’s traditional association with Mother’s Day.

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