Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée (Child Jupiter nursed by the goat Amalthea) c.1639 Oil on canvas, 97 x 133 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée (c.1639)
Tag: Nymph
The Nymph of the Spring (after 1537)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Nymph of the Spring after 1537 Oil on panel, 48.4 x 72.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The nymph reclines beside a spring, perhaps a reference to a legendary ancient Roman fountain with which a…
The Dryad (1884-1885)
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Dryad 1884–1885 Oil on panel, 128.6 x 67.4 cm De Morgan Collection In Greek mythology dryads are mythological tree nymphs and protectors of the oak tree. Evelyn appears to have depicted a hamadryade, which is a…
Le Cyclope (c.1914)
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Le Cyclope (The Cyclops) c.1914 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel, 65.8 x 52.7 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Dream world The work of Redon portrays a dream world, inhabited by fairies, monsters, spirits and other fantasy figures. This…
Allegoria dell’Agricoltura (early 1680s)
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Allegoria dell’Agricoltura (Allegory of Agriculture) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 121.4 x 192 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 that Giordano made in preparation for the ceiling frescoes in…
Spalliera con storie degli amori di Giove (1572)
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Spalliera o “cielo di letto” con storie degli amori di Giove e grottesche (Backrest or “bed sky” with stories of Jupiter’s loves and grotesques) 1572 Oil on panel Museo del Bargello, Firenze
Giove e Io (c.1530)
Correggio (c.1489-1534) Giove e Io (Jupiter and Io) c.1530 Oil on canvas, 162 × 73.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Jupiter fell in love with Io, the beautiful daughter of the river god. The shy nymph wanted to flee, but the god…
Ninfa e pastore (c.1570-1575)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ninfa e pastore (Nymph and shepherd) c.1570–1575 Oil on canvas, 149.6 × 187 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The theme on which the picture is based has not yet been satisfactorily clarified, but Titian raised it to the mythical level…
Nayades de la Seine (1847)
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Nayades de la Seine (Naiads of the Seine) 1847 Color lithograph on paper, 19.2 x 24.1 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Daphnis et Chloé: La Fable de Syringe (1959-1961)
Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Daphnis et Chloé: La Fable de Syringe (Daphnis and Chloe: The Syrinx Fable) 1959–1961 Oil on canvas, 38.1 x 46.2 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown