Hans von Aachen was a German painter who was one of the leading representatives of Northern Mannerism.
Two Laughing Men (Self-portrait), before 1574
Bacchus, Ceres and Amor (Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus), c. 1600
Portrait of Emperor Rudolf II, c. 1607
"Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus", or "Sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus", is a quotation from the Roman comedian Terence that became a proverb in the Early Modern period. Its simplest level of me
Hans von Aachen
…lifetime. Life Hans von Aachen was born in Cologne. His surname is derived from the birthplace of his father, Aachen in Germany. Bacchus, Ceres and Amor (Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus), c. 1600 Hans von Aachen began painting in Germany as a pupil of the portrait painter Georg Jerrigh, who had trained in Antwerp. He probably joined…
Hendrick Goltzius, 1600–03, the Philadelphia "pen painting"
Mikrokosmos emblem book, 1579: "Venus is left shivering in front of a makeshift fire while Bacchus and Ceres wander away".
Venus Frigida, Rubens 1615, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp. Venus and Cupid are freezing, as a satyr arrives with a fruit bowl
Abraham Bloemaert, early 17th century