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拍品專文
According to the original title with which the present lot was presented at the exhibition of Levende Meesters in 1871, the artist found her inspiration for this striking composition in a poem called 'Een kruis met rozen/A cross with roses' by the Dutch poet Petrus Augustus de Génestet (1829-1861). The poem is inscribed on the frame of the present lot and reads as follows: 'Een kruis met rozen/is 't menschen lot, in 't rijke leven,/uw gave. O! God! (A cross with roses/is human fate, in this plentiful existence,/your gift. O! God!).
De Génestet studied theology and practised as a vicar in Delft. It is therefore not surprising that religion played a major part in his work, which also could be romantic or satirical at times. The poem 'Een kruis met rozen' was published in the collection of poem titled 'Laatste der Eerste', which appeared shortly before the poet's death in 1861.
Inspired by the poem, Haanen reflects on the transient nature of human existence by including both young burgeoning sprouts and flowers past their bloom, forming an allegory on the various phases of life.
De Génestet studied theology and practised as a vicar in Delft. It is therefore not surprising that religion played a major part in his work, which also could be romantic or satirical at times. The poem 'Een kruis met rozen' was published in the collection of poem titled 'Laatste der Eerste', which appeared shortly before the poet's death in 1861.
Inspired by the poem, Haanen reflects on the transient nature of human existence by including both young burgeoning sprouts and flowers past their bloom, forming an allegory on the various phases of life.