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FRENCH SCHOOL circa 1700, entourage of Charles de La FOSSE
D…
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FRENCH SCHOOL circa 1700, entourage of Charles de La FOSSE
D…
See original version (French)
Lot no. 13
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FRENCH SCHOOL circa 1700, entourage of Charles de La FOSSE
Diana asks her nymphs to clip Love's wings
Canvas.
Old restorations.
67 x 108,5 cm
The subject of our painting is taken from a fable invented by Francesco Albani, known as l'Albane, Les Amours désarmés par les nymphes de Diane (The Louvre).
nymphs of Diana (Musée du Louvre); the subject was also painted by Giuseppe-Maria Crespi (Galerie Canesso,
Paris). It depicts the vengeance of Diana, who asks her nymphs to clip the wings of the Lovers while they are sleeping, to take their bows and arrows and to kill them.
take their bows and quivers and throw their arrows into the fire. This allegory illustrates the contrast
between the chaste Diana and the sensual Venus, celebrating the triumph of Chastity over Love.
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