Who painted Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus?

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus was painted by Jan Pietersz Saenredam in 1600.

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Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus?

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus is associated with Renaissance.

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Artwork

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus

Jan Pietersz Saenredam , 1600

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus is an ink print by the Renaissance artist Jan Pietersz Saenredam. It dates from 1600 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription: Inscribed:below image: SINE CERERE ET BACCHO TRIGET VENUS. / Ipsa Venus venersqué puer torpedine frigent, / Si genialis abest Bacchus et alma Ceres. / Lui sapit haud blando nimis indulgebit Amori, / Nec repetet vini pocula crebra nimis. / Immoderata etenim Veneris Bacchiqué cupido / Enervat vires, ingeniumque necat. / Tunc probitas, omnis pudor, et reverentia cedunt: / In quorum subeunt furta, dolique locum. SHS; below image, at bottom left: Abrah. Blom. inv. I. Saenredam sculps; below image, at bottom right: Iacobus Razet divulgavit

About this work

Overview

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus is an engraving on laid paper created by Jan Pietersz. Saenredam around 1600. It is a print that exemplifies the artist's work in allegorical themes drawn from classical sources.

Subject & Meaning

The engraving depicts two figures amidst swirling fabric, surrounded by vines and leaves. The title, Latin for 'Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes,' references a mythological theme, suggesting the work conveys an allegorical message related to the interconnectedness of love, food, and drink.

Technique & Style

Saenredam employed the engraving technique to achieve detailed textures and shading, characteristic of his work as a Northern Mannerist printmaker. The use of sharp lines and varying ink densities creates a nuanced black-and-white image.

History & Provenance

Jan Pietersz. Saenredam was a Dutch artist known for his allegorical works. His son, Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, went on to become a notable painter of church interiors, diverging from his father's thematic focus.

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Artist

Jan Pietersz Saenredam

Jan Pieterszoon (abbr. Pietersz.) Saenredam (c. 1565 – 6 April 1607) was a Dutch Northern Mannerist painter, printmaker in engraving, and cartographer, and father of the painter of church interiors, Pieter Jansz…