SCHÖNFELD, Johann Heinrich
(b. 1609, Biberach an der Riss, d. 1683, Augsburg)

Triumph of Venus

1640-45
Oil on canvas, 70 x 123 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

This is an early example of German Baroque painting. Gentle in spirit, this tender triumph is far from Rubens's contemporary, authoritatively Romanizing mode.