Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem tried, in this canvas, to depict the ideal nude. Bacchus is depicted as a young man with ideal, classic proportions whose beauty alone would be enough to blind the spectator. As such, the painting is a test of the competence of Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem in depicting the human body. The subject also characterises him as somebody who knew classic mythology. It is known that Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem had a large collection of bronze statues in his studio and probably one of these sculptures provided the inspiration for or even acted as model for this painting.
Specifications
| Title | Bacchus and a Satyr |
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| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 35,8 cm Height 49,9 cm |
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| Artists |
Painter:
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
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| Accession number | 1268 (OK) |
| Credits | From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1847 |
| Creation date | in 1608 |
| Collector | Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
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| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
Haarlem 1562 - Haarlem 1638
Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem was a pupil of Pieter Pietersz, the son of Pieter Aertsen, and is considered one of the most deliberately mannerist painters in...
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