January 21st, 2020 at 9:47AM
nationalmuseum-swe: “Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent, Christian Jansz Striep, Nationalmuseum, SWE This still life painting forms an entire little natural scene. Against the dark background vivid whitish butterflies flutter among leaves and plants....

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Herbs, Butterflies and a Serpent, Christian Jansz Striep, Nationalmuseum, SWE


This still life painting forms an entire little natural scene. Against the dark background vivid whitish butterflies flutter among leaves and plants. But something very dramatic is also about to happen—the grayish yellow snake stretches to catch one of the butterflies in its open jaws. In many Dutch still lifes from the seventeenth century the artists included a variety of symbols. In this case the snake could be interpreted as a symbol for Satan, while the luminous butterflies could symbolize Jesus or the human soul.

http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=17653&viewType=detailView

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