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Description: | Pastoral subjects of nymphs and shepherds in idyllic landscapes were very popular in Bor's day. This is the story of the wooing of Pomona by Vertumnus, Italian god and goddess of orchards, trees and ripening fruits. Here Vertumnus appears in disguise as an old man decorating Pomona's hair with ears of corn and flowers, symbols of fertility. The painting is a fusion of styles, a Dutch earthiness combined with a classical Italian composition, the three figures of Vertumnus, Pomona and the cupid forming a triangle. | Subjects: | mythology (Vertumnus and Pomona) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Bor, Paulus (Dutch painter, ca. 1601-1669) Æ Previously attributed to Bijlert, Jan van (Dutch painter, born ca. 1597, died 1671) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8716... | Go to resource |
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