Nymphs Feeding the Child Jupiter (c. 1650)
Follower of Nicolas Poussinc. 1650 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1665)
Specifications
- Year
- c. 1650
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1594–1665
About the artwork
This page presents "Nymphs Feeding the Child Jupiter" (c. 1650), created by Follower of Nicolas Poussin. Historical background, c. 1650: The seventeenth century is the age of the Baroque, which favoured dramatic light, movement, and strong emotion in the work of painters in Italy, Spain, and Flanders. In the Dutch Republic, a prosperous middle-class market supported landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and scenes of daily life painted at a modest scale for the home. Background on Mythology: Artists from the Renaissance to the Symbolists returned to myth to explore love, power, fate, and transformation. Mythological painting draws on stories from Greek and Roman myth, and on other traditions such as Norse, Celtic, and Hindu narrative. It is listed in the Mythology collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"Nymphs Feeding the Child Jupiter" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Mythological scenes add narrative depth and historical atmosphere, which helps them work as a central accent in classic as well as eclectic spaces. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
French, 1594–1665
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