Paulus Bor1601–1669Cydippe met de appel van Acontius
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
This scene is taken from the Heroides by the Roman poet Ovid. When Cydippe went to make an offering
at the temple of Diana, Acontius, who was secretly in love with her, threw an apple inside with the following
words written on it: ‘I swear by the sanctuary of Diana that I will marry Acontius.’ Cydippe read the words
aloud, thus turning them into a solemn vow.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- SK-A-4666
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
