Francesco Melzi Vertumnus and Pomona Poster 1518 Wall Art Painting

Vertumnus and Pomona Poster — Francesco Melzi's enchanting scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses, in which the god of the seasons, disguised as an old woman, tries to win the heart of the orchard nymph Pomona.

Vertumnus and Pomona Poster by Francesco Melzi — Authentic Vertumnus and Pomona Art Print for Modern and Traditional Interiors

Pomona sits in her garden beside an elm with a vine wound around it — a symbol of marriage that the 'old woman' uses to plead Vertumnus's case. Melzi borrows Leonardo's gentle female type, his soft sfumato and his love of botany, and the jagged blue mountains echo the landscape behind the Mona Lisa. This Vertumnus and Pomona art print highlights the luminous skin, lush foliage and poetic distance.

Vertumnus and Pomona Poster — Why This Vertumnus and Pomona Art Print Stands Out

We print each Vertumnus and Pomona art print only when you order it, using fade-resistant pigment inks on museum-grade matte paper that shows fine detail without reflections. Your print is inspected, rolled with care and sent in a sturdy mailing tube to protect it in transit. The Digital Download option gives you a high-resolution file to print at home or at a local print shop.

Materials and Quality — Vertumnus and Pomona Poster Print Specifications

• Paper: 200 GSM museum-grade archival matte paper
• Inks: Fade-resistant pigment inks — 100+ year colour stability
• Finish: Smooth low-glare matte
• Digital Download: 300 DPI high-resolution file
• Packaging: Rolled in a rigid protective mailing tube

Vertumnus and Pomona Poster Size Guide — 8 Options for Every Wall

Eight options make it easy to find the right Vertumnus and Pomona Poster for your wall. Go with 9x11 or 11x14 inches for compact walls and desks, 12x18 or 16x20 inches for everyday rooms, and 18x24, 20x30 or 24x36 inches for a bold centrepiece above furniture. The Digital Download lets you print any size you like. Every physical size fits standard off-the-shelf frames. Frame not included.

Vertumnus and Pomona Poster — Ideal Rooms and Interior Styles

The Vertumnus and Pomona Poster adds colour and storytelling to living rooms, bedrooms, dining areas and reading nooks. An ornate gold frame highlights its classical character, while a natural oak frame keeps it light and relaxed. Hang it with other mythological or allegorical prints for a gallery wall that sparks conversation.

About Francesco Melzi and Vertumnus and Pomona (1518)

Francesco Melzi (c. 1491–c. 1570) met Leonardo da Vinci as a young man, went with him to Rome in 1513 and to the French court of François I before 1517, and was named heir to his artistic estate, including his notebooks and drawings. He painted this work around 1518–1522. In the myth, the tree nymph Pomona, worshipped in Latium as goddess of orchards, rejects every suitor until Vertumnus, a shape-shifting god of vegetation and the seasons, visits her in disguise, then reveals his true form and wins her. The figure of Pomona is based on the Virgin in Leonardo's St Anne cartoon. Painted on poplar and measuring about 186 x 135.5 cm, it is held in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.