FLOWERS OF PATIENCE: Floral motifs in liturgical art
01 06 – 30 09 2022
Crypt of the Cathedral of St. Wenceslas in Olomouc
As powerful spiritual symbols, motifs from the plant kingdom appear already in biblical texts and later in spiritual literature. However, since the Middle Ages, their depiction can also be found in the arts and crafts, where they have often been used as bearers and mediators of abstract ideas, transcendent contents and meanings. The beauty of nature, its variety and variability have been seen since the early Middle Ages as evidence of Gods creation. The fragility of flowers has been linked to the fragility and vulnerability of human life…
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Velvet casserole with painted exotic flowers
Opočno, 1826
Votive Theresian Cassule depicting "Ferdinands Talking Cross",
adit and manipul Vienna, circa 1770
Green cassule with fuchsia flower embroidery
Moravia, around 1850–1860
Bohemia, around 1750
Probably Bohemia, around 1730
Monstrance from Kopřivná
Olomouc, 1751–1755
Olomouc, first quarter of the 17th century
Bohemia, around 1825
Plantarum rariorum Horti Caesarei Schoenbrunnensis Descriptiones et Icones
Vienna, 1797
Rosary Madonna in a flower wreath
Around 1671
