Putti spelend met een Januskop 1696

Hendrick van Beaumont's "Putti spelend met een Januskop", a watercolor drawing from 1696, depicts a playful scene with five putti, or chubby cherubs, interacting with a Janus head. The putti, rendered in delicate brown tones, are engaged in a lively game, their expressive gestures and playful expressions capturing the essence of childhood innocence. The use of watercolor creates a soft, ethereal quality, further enhancing the whimsical nature of the composition. The inclusion of the Janus head, a Roman deity with two faces, adds an element of symbolic meaning, potentially representing the duality of human nature or the transition between past and future.