Coridon en Silvia

A man and a woman sit beneath a large, gnarled tree; he holds a pan flute and pets a dog while she wears a floral crown and holds a small bouquet. In the background, other figures tend to livestock near a village nestled in a mountainous landscape. The print utilizes the highly stylized, rhythmic line work characteristic of the Haarlem Mannerists.

This print reflects the Renaissance 'Arcadian' ideal, a philosophical and literary concept of a lost golden age of natural harmony. In the circle of the Haarlem Mannerists, such pastoral scenes often served as allegories for the soul's tranquility and the Neoplatonic desire to return to a state of primordial innocence.