Allegory
Dutch painter active in the 16th century.Oil on canvas. 70 × 102.5 cm. Moscow, Tolstaya Collection
Allegory.
Dutch painter active in the 16th century.
Oil on canvas. 70 × 102.5 cm.
Oil on canvas. 70 × 102.5 cm.
Moscow, Tolstaya Collection
(Москва, Коллекция Л. И. Толстой).
Description:
The painting depicts Demeter, known as Ceres to the Romans, the Greek goddess of the corn-bearing earth and of agriculture, and the allegoric figures of putti personifying the four elements — Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.
Credits:
© 1985. The Classical tradition in European painting. From the Renaissance to the Early 20th Century. Moscow, Sovetsky Khudozhnik Publishers, 1985. P. 55, ill. 13.
Keywords: μοντέρνα ζωγραφική modern painting painter pittura moderna pittore malerei maler peinture moderne peintre ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque δημήτηρ δήμητρα δηώ dea demeter goddess divinità demetra göttin déesse déméter allegory dutch active oil on canvas ceres cerere putti personification four element elements earth water air fire sickle reaping-hook crescent ear ears wreath from oar sheaf
