Venus, Cupid and Ceres
<p>A newly discovered work by Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, this colorful painting interprets the ancient witticism, “Without food and drink, love grows cold.” Venus, Roman goddess of love, is joined by Cupid and Ceres, goddess of grain; Bacchus, god of wine, is present symbolically through the grapes. The supple, translucent flesh demonstrates the interest in naturalism that blossomed in Northern Europe in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, which led artists to work increasingly “from life,” that is, from observation of models.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1604
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 96.7 × 109.2 cm (38 × 43 in.); Framed: 121.3 × 134.7 × 7.7 cm (47 3/4 × 53 × 3 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Cornelis Cornelisz.
Artist
Painting
Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562–1638)
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- Cornelis Cornelisz.
- Year
- 1604
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 96.7 × 109.2 cm (38 × 43 in.); Framed: 121.3 × 134.7 × 7.7 cm (47 3/4 × 53 × 3 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1604-139869
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified