This is a typical Renaissance subject: a story from Metamorphoses by the classical Roman poet Ovid. The fountain nymph Salmacis falls in love with the son of Venus and Hermes, but he rejects her. She begs the gods to unite their two bodies for eternity. They fuse to form the hermaphrodite seen on the left.

Specifications
Title | The Metamorphosis of Hermaphrodite and Salmacis |
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Material and technique | Oil on panel |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is travelling |
Dimensions |
Width Error: 21,5 is not a valid BCD value cm Height Error: 32,8 is not a valid BCD value cm |
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Artists |
Painter:
Jan Gossart
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Accession number | 2451 (OK) |
Credits | Verworven met de verzameling van / Acquired with the collection of: D.G. van Beuningen 1958 |
Department | Old Masters |
Acquisition date | 1958 |
Creation date | in circa 1520 |
Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
Internal exhibitions |
Van Eyck tot Bruegel (1994) The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
External exhibitions |
Nederlandsche Kunst van de XVde en XVIde eeuw (1945) Jan Gossaert's Renaissance (venue) (2011) Jan Gossaert's Renaissance (2010) |
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Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |