Who created this artwork?

was created by Adriaen van der Werff in 1718.

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A Nymph Dancing to a Shepherd's Flute

Adriaen van der Werff

1718

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 44cm × w 33cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

standing figure - AA - female human figure; nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa); herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.; flute, aulos, tibia - CC - out of doors; Herm: pillar with the head of Mercury, patron of travellers; woman dancing alone

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1809

Notes

signatuur en datum, rechtsonder: ‘Chev.r v.r Werff fe 1718’

Collection Type

paintings

About Adriaen van der Werff

1659–1722 • Dutch Republic

Dutch painter and draughtsman. He was apprenticed to the portrait painter Cornelis Picolet (1626–79) from 1668 to 1670 and then from ca.1671 to 1676 to Eglon van der Neer in Rotterdam. From 1676 van der Werff produced small portraits and genre paintings as an independent master. In 1687 van der Werff, by then a successful artist, married the wealthy Margaretha Rees (1669–1731), whose guardian, Nicolaes Anthonis Flinck, owned a collection of prints and paintings. In 1691 and 1695 van der Werff was head of the Rotterdam Guild of St Luke. Comment on works: Religious; History; Mythology.