1665
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Six large upright landscapes with scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Alpheus and Arethusa is a 1665 by Antonie Waterloo, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a dense forest with tangled trees and bushes. In the center, a woman stands knee-deep in water, reaching up toward a tall tree. The scene looks wild and untamed, with roots spreading across the ground. The woman’s pose and the forest setting come from a story about a river god and a nymph from ancient Greek myths. The artist used sharp lines and deep shadows to create a dramatic effect. Next, check out Baroque to see how this style used bold contrasts and movement.
Antonie Waterloo (1609–1690) was a Dutch artist, born in Lille.
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