Pomona

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Pomona

c. 1655-1656

David Teniers II (Flemish (active Antwerp and Brussels), 1610–1690) After Palma il Giovane (Jacopo Negretti) (Italian (active Venice), 1544–1628)

The woman in this painting is Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees. Teniers's copy of Palma il Giovane's painting was etched by Jan van Troyen, who was active in Brussels from 1633 to 1663. Teniers must have made his acquaintance while employed as the archduke's painter in that city. Van Troyen was one of the most important printmakers in the project, completing fifty-six etchings in the Theatrum Pictorium.

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Object Details

Titles:

Pomona

Date:

c. 1655-1656

Artists:

David Teniers II (Flemish (active Antwerp and Brussels), 1610–1690) After Palma il Giovane (Jacopo Negretti) (Italian (active Venice), 1544–1628)

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

6 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (17.1 x 12.1 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 694

Geography:

Made in Southern Netherlands (modern Belgium), Europe

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