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Vertumnus and Pomona
Gerbrand van den Eeckhoutabout 1669
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
Details
- Title: Vertumnus and Pomona
- Creator Lifespan: 1621 - 1674
- Creator Nationality: Dutch
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: about 1669
- Type: oil paintings
- Rights: James E. Roberts Fund
- External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/19058
- Medium: oil on wood
- wall label: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout painted the subject of Vertumnus and Pomona at least three times.ÿ In contrast to Bloemaert's treatment of the subject, Eeckhout's chastely clad Pomona downplays the inherent eroticism of the theme.ÿ Both paintings include Ovidian metaphors of fertility, including a fruit tree and a fruit-bearing vine. The carnations are symbolic of marriage.
- measurements: 10 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.
- Artist: Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den
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