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Alpheus and Arethusa, Moses van Uyttenbroeck, 1626
Moyses van Wtenbrouck, portraitMoyses van WtenbrouckDutch, 1595–1646

Alpheus and Arethusa

1626 · Painting

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Alpheus and Arethusa” now? Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 213, Chicago. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Room213

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About the painting

This intimate painting depicts a scene from Ovid’s The Metamorphoses, an ancient Roman poem, in which the river god Alpheus menaces Arethusa, a nymph, as she bathes. Here, the hulking Alpheus climbs the riverbank in pursuit of the stout nymph, who looks back in fear as she flees. With his lush landscapes and unidealized figures, Uyttenbroeck belonged to the generation of artists who influenced the young Rembrandt van Rijn. Their work inspired the dramatic poses and gestures that Rembrandt adopted as a means of conveying emotion.

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Details

Accession number
2023.2778

What it shows

HistoryWaterLandscapeRiverMythological figuresPre-Rembrandtists

In the catalog

PaintingsOilDutch paintingBaroque17th centuryNetherlands

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