Vertumnus and Pomona, 1605 (printed later), Jan Saenredam; Designer: After a design by Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch, 1566–1651, 18 3/8 x 14 in. ( x cm) (sheet, irregular)29 x 23 in. ( x cm) (outer frame), Engraving, Netherlands, 17th century, The story of Vertumnus and Pomona dates to Roman antiquity, but was made popular and accessible through Ovid’s 'Metamorphoses.' Vertumnus, the god of seasonal change, had designs on Pomona, the goddess of orchards and gardens—her name remaining familiar through the word pomegranate or the French word for apple.

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