Jacob #Jordaens, exceptionally talented Flemish #Baroque painter, died on this day 18th October, 1678. Here is his depiction of the Madonna with Child and Flowers. Simply beautiful.
The Seventeenth Century Lady
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Dear Lady Zuvich,
The crowned monogram CC. at the bottom left is of the XV Condesa (countess) of Chinchón, María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga, niece of the Spanish King Charles IV, and this painting by Jacob Jordaens, signed and dated 1632, was in the collection of her and her husband Manuel Godoy y Álvarez de Faria, prime minister of Charles IV.
With my best regards,
Ludo from 2100 Antwerp.