Jan never travelled to Italy, but his son Johan did: he stayed there from 1648 to 1650 and became a member of the Bentvueghels. Upon his return, he settled in Amsterdam, where his father also lived. Together, they produced these two large canvases depicting moments in the life of the beautiful Io. Jupiter turned the nymph into a cow to conceal his adultery. His suspicious wife Juno had the cow guarded. In the first painting, Jupiter is depicted with the eagle, his attribute. He wraps his arm around the cow (Io), while Juno – accompanied by Envy, an evil woman with a sickly face and snakes on her head – points to the animal. The second painting shows Jupiter ordering Mercury to kill Argus, the giant with hundreds of eyes guarding the cow at Juno’s behest. [tekst 2023]
Title
Jupiter geeft Mercurius opdracht Argus te doden
Artist
Jan Gerritsz. van Bronchorst (Utrecht ca. 1603 - 1661 Amsterdam)
Dating
ca. 1656
Material and technique
Object number
2559
Object type
Acquisition
overdracht 1815
Dimensions
hoogte 276.8 cm
breedte 182.5 cm
hoogte (met lijst) 307 cm
breedte (met lijst) 213 cm
gewicht (werk met lijst) 75 kg
Inscriptions and markings
- signatuur m.o. (met verf): J vBronchorst:fecit [vB aaneen]
What
Utrecht, St. Barbara- en St. Laurentiusgasthuis (?) (herkomst)
sociale zorg (gasthuizen) (Utrecht) (sociaal-economisch)
When
More of the same motive
Remarks
Waarschijnlijk afkomstig uit het St. Barbara-gasthuis (cf. cat. 1885/cat.nr. 26). Pendant van inv.nr. 2560
Documentation
- Catalogus der schilderijen in het Museum Kunstliefde, A.D. de Vries en A. Bredius ; m.m.v. S. Muller, (Tableau : tijdschrift over beeldende kunst, museumactiviteiten en kunsthandel, 7, 5, aprill/mei 1985), 38 - 43
Exhibitions
- De Bentvueghels, Centraal Museum
- Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst, Museum van Oudheden, Utrecht
Persistent url
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