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Bacchus, Venus, and Ceres

Bacchus, Venus, and Ceres

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Abraham Bloemaert (after)

This print is actually a copy of a print by Jan Saenredam, which in turn is after a drawing by Abraham Bloemart. The theme (Venus, Bacchus, and Ceres) with a quotation from the Roman playwright Terence—“Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes”—is used to suggest that without food and wine, love grows cold.
Artist
Abraham Bloemaert (after)
(Dutch, 1564 - 1651)
Title
Bacchus, Venus, and Ceres
Date
ca. 1600
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 8 in. Image
Credit
Earl O. Vits Endowment Fund purchase
Accession No.
1988.65
Classification
Prints
Geography
Netherlands

Related

  • Mannerism in Italy and the Low Countries: Chazen Museum of Art, 2/14/2009–5/3/2009
  • Northern Old Masters Prints from the Permanent Collection, 1400–1800: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 9/24/1994–11/27/1994

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