Paulus Moreelse

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Paulus Moreelse
Mythological Portrait Еще на одном сайте он обозначен: Portrait of a Young Woman as Flora.)
1633



Вариация первого портрета , мне кажется.



A Girl with a Mirror, an Allegory of Profane Love
1627 Paulus Moreelse

О некоторых деталях картины:
Книга :
Before the girl lies an open book with an illustration of an old woman kneeling before an image of the goddess Venus. Beneath is written a Latin caption which translates as ‘the desire of the flesh [lascivia] does not live for itself but for Venus. To her she offers gold and jewels and all riches.’ Some critics, therefore, have described the girl as ‘a modern Venus’ or a personification of Lascivia.

Картина:
The picture on the back wall shows an episode from Ovid’s Metamorphoses in which the lust driven nymph Salmacis forces herself upon the beautiful youth Hermaphroditus.

Более подробно о картине можно почитать тут.



И как бонус к дамам - портрет четырехлетнего мальчика:

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О художнике:
Paulus MOREELSE
Born 1571, Utrecht - Died 1638, Utrecht

Dutch painter and architect, active in Utrecht, where he helped found the St Lucas guild in 1611. He is best known for his portraits, which are similar to those made by his teacher Miereveld, but less severe. His portraits of shepherds and blonde shepherdesses with a deep dйcolletage were popular during his lifetime. He designed the Catherine Gate (destroyed) and possibly the faзade of the Meat Market in Utrecht.