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Vertumnus and Pomona in a Garden
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A vegetable garden. The naked Pomona leans against a tree and is in conversation with Vertumnus, the Italian god and protector of gardens and orchards. Vertumnus has assumed the guise of an old woman to speak with Pomona and thus seduce her. In the background to the right, Pomona and Vertumnus lie naked in an embrace. The print has a separate strip with a Latin inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVertumnus en Pomona in een tuin. 1605. Jan Saenredam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
