Vertumnus and Pomona

Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery

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Pastoral subjects of nymphs and shepherds in idyllic landscapes were very popular in Bor’s day. This is the story of the wooing of Pomona by Vertumnus, Italian god and goddess of orchards, trees and ripening fruits. Here Vertumnus appears in disguise as an old man decorating Pomona’s hair with ears of corn and flowers, symbols of fertility.

The painting is a fusion of styles, a Dutch earthiness combined with a classical Italian composition, the three figures of Vertumnus, Pomona and the cupid forming a triangle.

Ferens Art Gallery

Kingston upon Hull

Title

Vertumnus and Pomona

Date

c.1640–c.1660

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 109.5 x W 85.8 cm

Accession number

KINCM:2005.4766

Acquisition method

purchased at Appleby Brothers by the Friends of the Ferens Art Gallery, 1962

Work type

Painting

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Ferens Art Gallery

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