2 - Willem Verschoor (c. 1630–1678), Delft

Willem Verschoor (c. 1630–1678), Delft Venus Seducing Mars Oil on canvas 142.5 x 114 cm Oil on canvas, reproduced in the RKD archives for the artist: https://research.rkd.nl/nl/detail/https%3A%2F%2Fdata.rkd.nl%2Fimageslite%2F119581 Condition Report: Loss of paint, re-stretched Willem Verschoor was a 17th-century Dutch painter, born around 1630 in Delft, where he lived and worked until his death in 1678. On January 6, 1653, he was officially registered as a master painter with the Guild of Saint Luke in Delft. He belonged to the generation of artists active in that city during the time of Johannes Vermeer. Verschoor is best known for his history paintings and mythological compositions, inspired in particular by antiquity. His style follows the classicizing tradition of Christiaen van Couwenbergh, by whom he appears to have been influenced. Among the works attributed to him is *Cephalus and Procris*, housed at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht.