This allegory of Abundance shows three women around a large cornucopia. On the right sits the goddess Ceres with some ears of maize in her left hand. The naked woman on the left is Pomona, the goddess of fruit trees. The print is a reproduction of a large painting from around 1624 which is now in the Prado in Madrid; the figures in it were painted by Rubens, the fruit and animals by Snyders.
Specifications
| Title | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Etching on paper |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 398 mm Width 313 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Theodoor van Kessel
Designer: Peter Paul Rubens Designer: Frans Snijders Publisher: Gillis Hendricx |
| Accession number | BdH 23901 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of Dr J.C.J. Bierens de Haan, 1951 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1951 |
| Creation date | in circa 1652 - 1660 |
| Collector | Collector / J.C.J. Bierens de Haan |
| Internal exhibitions |
Hans Makarts Abundantia (2012) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Etching
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Belgium > Western Europe > Europe |
