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17th century flemish school. Alpheus pursued by Arethusa, me…
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131
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17th century flemish school. Alpheus pursued by Arethusa, me…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
17th century flemish school. Alpheus pursued by Arethusa, metamorphosed by Diana
Oil on panel
Height 43.4 cm - Width 32 cm
Taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses, this scene depicts Alpheus, god of a Peloponnesian river, pursuing the nymph Arethusa, who is saved by Diana who transforms her into a spring.
This mythological composition is part of the tradition of 17th-century Flemish painting, which drew on the Italianate subjects that were so widespread in Northern Europe at the time.
The theatrical composition, with its slender figures and dramatic, atmospheric landscape of luminous contrasts, brings to mind Lubin Baugin.
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