COUWENBERGH, Christiaen van
(b. 1604, Delft, d. 1667, Cologne)

Venus and Adonis

1645
Oil on canvas, 136 x 171 cm
Galerie d'Arenberg, Brussels

Christian van Couwenbergh was a Delft artist who visited Italy and returned to his native city in 1625 as an uneven Caravaggist. He received commissions from Stadholder Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange.