VERKOLJE, Johannes I
(b. 1650, Amsterdam, d. 1693, Delft)

Venus and Adonis

1680s
Mezzotint, 385 x 300 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Verkolje supposedly learnt the rather difficult mezzotint technique by himself. He made a copy of his well-known painting Venus and Adonis in mezzotint. The present whereabouts of the painting are unknown, only his copy gives an idea of it.




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