# Children of Frederick V Prince Elector of Pfalz and King of Bohemia [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [POELENBURGH, Cornelis van]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on wood, 37,9 x 65,3 cm ## Commentary In addition to Italianate landscapes, Poelenburgh made also portraits, some in Italianate landscapes. A good example of this is the portrait of the children of Frederick, King of Bohemia. The largest boy and girl are in the role of Meleagros and Atalante, respectively. The ruins in the background represent a motif characteristic of the artist's landscapes, while the hilly landscape on the right side shows the influence of Italian landscape painting. There are several copies of this painting in different European museums. ## Related artworks - [Amaryllis Giving Myrtill the Price]() - [Annunciation]() - [Capriccio View of Rome with the Martyrdom of St Lawrence]() - [Figures beneath the Arches of a Classical Ruin]() - [Figures Dancing near Ruin]() - [Italianate Landscape with Dancing Figures]() - [Landscape with Diana and Callisto]() - [Landscape with Nymphs near a Grotto]() - [Landscape with Nymphs]() - [Mercury and Herse]() - [Nymph and Shepherd in Landscape]() - [Nymphs and Satyrs at the Entrance of a Grotto]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()