Venus and Adonis — Ferdinand Bol

Ferdinand Bol. Painted c. 1658.

Bol here painted a scene from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The goddess of love, Venus, and young Amor, try to deter Adonis from going on a boar hunt. Venus fears for his life. Bol – a pupil of Rembrandt – displays a smooth and bright manner of painting very different from his master’s darker, coarser style. Bol used it to conjure an idealized image of reality.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 230 × 168 cm · Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting

Print: 119 × 86.9 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026673. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.