Paris and Oenonae

Artist Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607)

Artistafter Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562–1638)

Datelate 1500s

Mediumengraving on cream laid paper

Dimensionsplate: 27.8 × 33.3 cm (10 15/16 × 13 1/8 in.)
sheet: 28 x 33.7 cm (11 x 13 1/4 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Kerham Wheaton in honor David Acton

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Object number2005.96

Label TextThe son of a prosperous Haarlem family, Cornelis studied to be a painter. In 1584 he met Goltzius and Van Mander, and they set up a studio to share projects and ideas. Paintings, drawings, and prints made there reflect this remarkable exchange, including the unusual use of figure models. Oenone was a mythical mountain nymph who fell in love with the prince, Paris, on the slopes of Mount Ida. He abandoned her to kidnap Helen, queen of Sparta, sparking the Trojan war. Jacques de Gheyn engraved a pendant design of legendary lovers Acis and Galatea.

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