The Golden Age
Artist
Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem
(Dutch, 1562 - 1638)
Datec. 1590-1600
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions23 1/2 × 30 in. (59.7 × 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN209
The theme of the Golden Age was taken from the opening pages of the Metamorphoses, by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. This text was the primary source for mythological subjects in European art from the late sixteenth century onward. The Golden Age was an idealized time for mankind during which “spring was everlasting…streams of sweet nectar flowed.” Mankind lived “without a law,” did right, and were happy.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 14, Wall West
