Cleveland Museum of Art
De Poolse Muts
Balthasar van der Ast (Dutch, 1593/94–1657) · c. 1620–30
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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