Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus c.1680 Oil on canvas, 132 x 96 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam During his wanderings, Odysseus encounters the nymph Calypso, who falls in love with him and holds him captive on her island.…
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Odysseus and Calypso c.1680 Oil on canvas, 125 x 94 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The Greek poet Homer recounts how the heroic warrior Odysseus found refuge on the island of the nymph Calypso. The Trojan War is over:…
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Selene and Endymion c.1680 Oil on canvas, 177 x 118.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The chaste goddess of the moon, Selene (or Diana), is in love with the shepherd Endymion. Only at night when he is asleep does…
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Cleopatra’s Banquet c.1675–1680 Oil on canvas, 74 x 95.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Cleopatra made a bet with Mark Antony on who could give the most lavish banquet. She won by dissolving a priceless pearl in vinegar and…
Events: • Masaccio (1401-1428): Cacciata di Adamo ed Eva dal paradiso terrestre (c.1424-28) has fig leaves added to conceal the genitals of the figures by order of Cosimo III de’ Medici. Deaths: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) • Post, Frans (1612-1680) Art:…
(1598–1680) The artist’s works: Baccanale: un fauno preso in giro da bambini c.1616–1617 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York San Sebastiano 1616–1617 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid San Lorenzo 1617 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Enea, Anchise e Ascanio 1618–1619 Galleria Borghese, Roma Nudo maschile seduto…