Vertumnus and Pomona, c. 1613
Oil on canvas
90 cm × w 149.5 cm
90 cm × w 149.5 cm
Rijksmuseum
Vertumnus, in the form of an old woman, speaks to his beloved, the naked Pomona. Vertumnus grabs a vine with her right hand. Her walking stick lies between her legs. Pomona lies under an apple tree and holds in her right hand a kind of cutting blade with which she harvested fruit. To the right in the foreground are apples, pears and grapes. More on this painting
In Roman mythology, Vertumnus is the god of seasons, change and plant growth, as well as gardens and fruit trees. He could change his form at will; using this power, according to Ovid's Metamorphoses, he tricked Pomona into talking to him by disguising himself as an old woman and gaining entry to her orchard, then using a narrative warning of the dangers of rejecting a suitor to seduce her. The tale of Vertumnus and Pomona has been called the only purely Latin tale in Ovid's Metamorphoses. More on Vertumnus and Pomona
Hendrick Goltzius (January or February
1558 – 1 January 1617), was a German-born
Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of
the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, noted for his sophisticated
technique and the "exuberance" of his compositions. According to A. Hyatt
Mayor, Goltzius "was the last professional engraver who drew with the
authority of a good painter and the last who invented many pictures for others
to copy". In middle age he also began to produce paintings. More Hendrick
Goltzius
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