Tag: Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem
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11 Paintings, Olympian Myths as recounted by the Old Masters, with footnotes #8
The stories of the ancient Greeks about their gods, heroes, and explanations of the nature and history of the universe are known as Greek mythology. These stories, or myths, have survived for more than 2,000 years. Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on the arts and literature of Western civilization, which inherited much of…
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05 Paintings, The amorous game, The Unequal Lovers, Part 76 – With Footnotes
The theme of unequal lovers has a long literary history, but in the visual arts it most often appeared in prints, usually accompanied by a moralizing inscription. The theme took two different forms, that of an old woman soliciting a handsome young man, and, more commonly, an old man soliciting a pretty young woman. Here…
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01 Painting, The amorous game, Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem’s Monk and Nun, Part 66 – With Footnotes
According to legend a nun was accused of having become pregnant. To verify this a monk had to squeeze her breast and if it produced milk she was guilty. But instead of milk she produced wine — the reason for the wine glass on the table. Instead of proving the nun’s guilt the miracle was…
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