Vertumnus, from "The Pastoral Gods"

Brother of the landscape painter Allart van Everdingen, little is known regarding Everdingen’s training. He was active as a portraitist, working in a manner that recalls the influe...

In his Metamorphoses the Roman poet Ovid writes about Vertumnus, the god of seasons who fell in love with Pomona, a ravishing nymph who cared for fruit and orchards. She wanted not...

Flemish tapestry. Series Vertumnus and Pomona; Vertumnus transformed into a gardener (Vertumno transformado en jardinero). Fifth tapestry in the series. Model Circle of Pieter Coec...