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Summary
Stefano Pozzi: The Abduction of Deianira
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The Abduction of Deianira |
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| Description |
English: In a popular story involving the loves of the gods from Greco-Roman mythology, the centaur Nessus escapes through the Euenus River with the abducted Deianira, the wife of Hercules, who comes to her rescue. Clad in a lion's skin, he is about to shoot the arrow which will kill the centaur. The cupid with a torch symbolizes the amorous passions that motivated Nessus. The old man with the urn gushing water is the river-god Euenus, and the attending women are nymphs, spirits of the water. The oval painting field indicates that the painting was to be set into a larger framework, and, indeed, Pozzi was primarily known for his decorative ensembles. |
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| Date | between circa 1730 and circa 1767 (Baroque) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Painted surface height: 42.2 cm (16.6 in); width: 64.7 cm (25.4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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37.1836 |
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| Place of creation | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | Going for Baroque. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995-1996. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Federico Zeri (1976) (in English) Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, no. 414 , pp. 525−526 OCLC: 2463997. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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