Maria Tassaert

[2][3][4] She was a member of the Tassaert family of artists, which was active in the Habsburg Netherlands, France, Prussia and England in the 17th and 18th centuries.

[7] Maria's aunt Catharina Floquet was married to the flower painter Frans Ykens.

[12] An unsigned work referred to as Garland of fruit surrounding a bust of Bacchus in a stone niche was offered at the Bonhams London auction of 8 December 2021, lot 67.

They were first painted in early 17th century Antwerp by Jan Brueghel the Elder and subsequentlyby leading Flemish still life painters, in particular Daniel Seghers.

Other artists who practised the genre include Hendrick van Balen, Andries Daniels, and Tassaert's uncle Frans Ykens.

Paintings in this genre typically show a flower or, less frequently, fruit garland around a devotional image or portrait.