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Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, The Return to Amsterdam 01 Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #142

Feb 21, 2019

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The painting shows the return to Amsterdam of the ships ‘Overijssel’, ‘Vriesland’, ‘Mauritius’ and ‘Hollandia’ from the second Dutch trading expedition to the East Indies in 1599. The city of Amsterdam is visible on the right. The returned ships are grouped in the middle distance with numerous smaller vessels surrounding them. ‘Hollandia’ is shown at…
Hendrick Goltzius, Vertumnus and Pomona, 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 21

Jul 15, 2018

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Hendrick Goltzius Vertumnus and Pomona, c. 1613 Oil on canvas 90 cm × w 149.5 cm Rijksmuseum Vertumnus, in the form of an old woman, speaks to his beloved, the naked Pomona. Vertumnus grabs a vine with her right hand. Her walking stick lies between her legs. Pomona lies under an apple tree and holds in…