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Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1604
Awakening love, burgeoning greenery. The focus here is on the goddess Venus and her paramour, the mortal hunter Adonis. Crispijn van de Passe drew a comparison between the love that buds when Amor shoots his arrows and the annual rebirth of nature in springtime. The customary motifs in scenes of spring – vases and flower gardens – are also present.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-15.834
- Dimensionsheight 185 mm x width 236 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure