Cornelis SchutFlemish, 1597–1655Triomf van Galatea
May one see it?
Unknown
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Galatea zit samen met een zee-centaur in haar door dolfijnen getrokken vaartuig. Zeewezens zwemmen om het paar heen, terwijl putti hun pijlen op haar richten. Links is Europa op de stier afgebeeld, rechtsboven Neptunus .
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-1939-1043
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Cornelis Schut
The whole life1618–1655 · Workplace
Antwerp
1624–1627
Giustiniani's Patronage and Poussin's Attention
In Rome the banker and collector Vincenzo Giustiniani commissioned two large religious compositions from him (now in the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité in Caen). Schut attracted the attention of the young Poussin, whose early works borrowed motifs from these pieces.
1624–1627 · Workplace
Rome
16 September – 2 October 1627
Imprisoned on Suspicion of a Colleague's Murder
He was held in a Roman prison on suspicion of murdering a fellow painter named Giusto; he was released on 2 October thanks to the intervention of the Accademia di San Luca. He then left Rome for Florence.
1628 · Workplace
Florence
29 April 1655
Died
