Schäferszene (Silvia und Coridon),

um 1638

Material / Technology / Carrier

Eichenholz

Dimensions of the object

162,3 x 134,5 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal VII

Department

Flämische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

328

Acquisition

1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Peter Paul Rubens, Schäferszene (Silvia und Coridon), um 1638, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/jWLpZzK4KY (Last updated on 03.04.2023)

The low-cut neckline of the dress and the garment of animal fur, the ivy garland and the bagpipes—a lowly instrument reserved for the status of a shepherd—point to the fact that this is the sheep-herding couple Silvia and Corydon. Through Corydon’s movement that communicates his impulsive and intense craving, counterbalanced by Silvia’s evasiveness that is both coy and coquettish, Rubens created a charming depiction of courtship and in so doing, renders the Arcadian, natural mood of this pastoral scene visible.