Venus and Amor
Jacques de Gheyn (II)
1605 - 1610
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
132; 112
About this artwork
oil on panel
Art Historical Context
Jacques de Gheyn II painted *Venus and Amor* between 1605 and 1610 in the Dutch Republic during the early years of the Golden Age. The large oil-on-panel work, measuring over a meter in height, depicts the goddess of love alongside her son Cupid. Oil on panel was a favored medium in Northern Europe at the time, prized for its ability to capture luminous skin tones, rich fabrics, and delicate details that would endure for centuries. This mythological subject carried special resonance in the young Dutch Republic, where classical themes of beauty, desire, and affection appeared alongside the era...