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Spring

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1604 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Awakening love, burgeoning greenery. The focus here is on the goddess Venus and her paramour, the mortal hunter Adonis. Crispijn van de Passe drew a comparison between the love that buds when Amor shoots his arrows and the annual rebirth of nature in springtime. The customary motifs in scenes of spring – vases and flower gardens – are also present.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print spring, 'Ver'Venus and Adonis as lovers

Credit lineDe Lente. 1604. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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