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- Reference number
- P01664
- Author
- Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish); Snyders, Frans (Flemish)
- Title
- Ceres with two Nymphs
- Chronology
- Ca. 1624
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 223 cm x 162 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
Goddess of grains and the harvest,
Ceres holds some corn cobs in her
right hand while, with the left,
she holds a horn of plenty. Two
nymphs fill the cornucopia with
fruits, symbolizing the Earth's
generosity.
The subject is inspired by Ovid's
mythological tales. In this
collaboration between two artists,
something quite frequent among
Flemish painters, Rubens made the
figures of the goddess and her
companions, while Snyders, a
specialist in still lifes and
animals, depicted the fdrut, the
monkey at the bottom, and the
birds.
Rubens himself brought this work to
Spain in 1628. In 1636, it was
already hanging on the walls of
Madrid's Alcázar Palace.
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