Vertumnus and Pomona

Abraham Bloemaertabout 1605

Details

Title: Vertumnus and Pomona
Creator Lifespan: 1566 - 1651
Creator Nationality: Dutch
Creator Gender: Male
Date Created: about 1605
Type: oil paintings
Rights: Allen Whitehill Clowes Fund
External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/20117
Medium: oil on copper
wall label: The subject of this painting is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and concerns the story of Vertumnus who, in the guise of an old woman, tries to convince the unwilling Pomona to accept his love. The earliest known Dutch painting of this subject was made by Bloemaert around 1590. The composition was repeated in an engraving of 1605 and then copied by the unknown painter of this work.
measurements: 10 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.
Artist: After Bloemaert, Abraham

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