Venus Chastising Amoretti
Artist
Jan van Bijlert
(Dutch, 1597 - 1671)
CultureDutch
Dateca. 1630-40
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions49 5/8 x 57 3/4 in. (126 x 146.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 61 x 69 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (154.9 x 176.5 x 8.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 61 x 69 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (154.9 x 176.5 x 8.9 cm)
InscribedSigned middle right: Jv [in compendium] bijlert f
Credit LineMuseum purchase in memory of Roy B. Martin, Jr. with gratitude for his service as a Trustee and Board Chairman and in recognition of the crucial role he played in the founding of the Museum
Object number2002.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas of Venus, the Roman goddess, hitting Amoretti on the back. Venus, facing left, wears a long, full skirt with a sash around her waist and her blouse is open, revealing her chest. In the left bottom corner, Amoretti kneels in an prayful position toward the right. Spreading their wings for flight, two doves prepare to spring from the painting on right side.Label TextJan van Bijlert Dutch, 1597–1671 Venus Chastising Amoretti, ca. 1630–40 Oil on canvas Museum purchase, in memory of Roy B. Martin, Jr., with gratitude for his service as a Trustee and Board Chairman and in recognition of the crucial role he played in the founding of the Museum 2002.1 ProvenanceSotheby's, London, May 9, 1951, lot 154 {28 punds to Dent}; Christie's, London, July 8, 1994, lot 88; Christie's, London, December 8, 1995, lot 31 there purchased by the present collector; Private collector; Sotheby's, New York, January 24, 2002, lot 10; Chrysler Museum of Art purchase, 2002. Exhibition History"Dutch and Flemish Paintings in the Light of Caravaggio: Selections from Southeastern Museum," Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William and Mary, February 10 - May 13, 2018.Published ReferencesG.J. Hoogewerff, "Jan van Bijlert, schilder von Utrecht (1598-1671)", _Oud Holland_ 80, 1965, no. 36. Paul Huys Janssen, _Jan van Bijlert: Catalogue Raisonné_, (Amsterdam: John Benjamin Publishing, 1998), 115-116, 249. Sotheby's _Property of a Private Collector Sold Without Reserve_ (New York: Sotheby's, Jan. 24, 2002) Vol. 1, Lot 1-48, 26, fig. 1. [To link to the specific lot for this sale online, copy and paste: http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?sale_number=N07759
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