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Sine Cerere et Libero Friget Venus
Hendrik Goltzius
1602 · Ink, Oil Paint, Canvas
An exquisite Northern Mannerist masterpiece depicting the classical proverb that love grows cold without food and wine.
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Where it works
A substantial, grounding work with warm, lived-in color — supports a polished room with depth.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Living Room
- Placement
- Strongest where a vertical wall can take more presence
- Walls
- Best with clear wall contrast
- Color notes
- Soft gray, Charcoal black
About the piece
Created around 1602 by Hendrick Goltzius, this 'pen-painting' showcases his extraordinary draftsmanship on canvas. The work illustrates the Roman proverb 'Sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus' (Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes), suggesting that love requires sustenance and wine to flourish, personified by the graceful figures of Venus, Cupid, Bacchus, and Ceres in a sophisticated monochromatic palette with warm highlights.
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