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Pan and Syrinx
The eternally lustful god of the woods and fields, Pan, has his sights set on the chaste nymph Syrinx, a follower of the goddess Diana. When Syrinx’s escape is blocked by a river and Pan is about to overpower her, she is transformed into tall reeds. Pan made a set of pipes from them. Van Everdingen placed all of the emphasis on the fleeing Syrinx; Pan can hardly be detected in the dark forest.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/97BB5
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1637 - c.1640
Place-Time
- second quarter 17th century
Provenance
- ? The painters estate;{Huys Janssen 2002, p. 78, no. 20} …; private collection, Germany;{Heijbroek/Van Griensven 2007, p. 174.} …; the dealer P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1972;{Heijbroek/Van Griensven 2007, p. 174; note RMA.} ….; collection J.K. Luttikhuis, Abcoude;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, since 1972 (inv. no. SK-C-1517) ; from whom purchased by the museum in 1992
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8400
- SK-A-4882
Extent
- height 49.5 cm
- width 37 cm
Format
- panel
- oil paint (paint)
- oak (wood)
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:16:56.439Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:12.162Z