Six large upright landscapes with scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Venus and Adonis
1665
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1665
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Six large upright landscapes with scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Venus and Adonis is a 1665 by Antonie Waterloo, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a forest scene with two people near a stream. One person is sitting on a rock by the water, holding a long stick, while the other stands nearby, also with a stick. The trees are thick and twisty, with lots of branches and leaves, and the background has rolling hills and more trees. The artist used shading to make the trees look solid and full, even though it’s just a print. The way light and dark areas separate the figures from the background gives it depth. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works in other art.
