On the windowsill, potted plants symbolize the different stages of growth of human life – for Romantic painters the image of creative Genius was often symbolized by a plant or flowers growing from a seed into a big plant that develops towards the sky, having its own cycle of life, setting seeds of its own, nourished by water and light.
I vindueskarmen symboliserer potteplanter menneskelivets forskellige udviklingsstadier - for de romantiske malere blev det kreative geni ofte symboliseret som en plante eller blomst, der vokser fra et frø til en stor plante, som udvikler sig mod himlen - med sin egen livscyklus, sine egne frø, og næres af vand og lys.