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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">besloten hofjes</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>visual works by subject type</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>religious visual works</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>besloten hofje</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>enclosed gardens</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>jardins clos</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Distinctive Christian visual works having the hortus conclusus (enclosed garden) iconographical theme; best known from the late medieval period through the 17th century, often in female monastic settings. They typically took the form of low-relief panels or assemblages, for example with a central sculpture and elaborate textile or wax flowers, embroidery work. They portrayed the Virgin Mary, Crucifixion, or other sacred figure surrounded by flowers and plants. They developed in the southern Netherlands, but were found in northwestern Germany and elsewhere. ]]></note></mads>