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Allegory of Nature as the Mother of Art
A partially nude woman sprinkles milk from her breast on a man’s viol. This enigmatic scene may represent Mother Nature, who inspires and nourishes Art. Van Hemessen was a leading Antwerp painter in the second quarter of the 16th century. His figures betray a marked Italian influence, especially in his use of soft, ‘smoky’ contours, the so-called sfumato painting technique.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
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
- 1540 - 1557
- 1540/1557
- 1540/1557
Place-Time
- second quarter 16th century
- third quarter 16th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.356362
- SK-C-1657
Extent
- height 159 cm
- width 189 cm
Format
- panel
- oil paint (paint)
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:18:06.087Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:22.329Z