Atalanta and Hippomenes - Guido Reni

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Atalanta and Hippomenes - Guido Reni

Atalanta and Hippomenes - Guido Reni

Artist :
Guido Reni, dit le Guide (1575-1642)
Date :
Entre 1618 et 1619
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
206x297 cm
Topic :
Mythologie. Hippomène et Atalante
Storage Location :
Madrid, Musée du Prado
P003090

Description

Atalante challenged all her suitors to a race: only the one who prevailed over her could marry her. The others were put to death. Venus gives Hippomenes three golden apples, which the young man drops successively each time Atalanta joins him. By picking them up, Atalanta enables Hippomenes to regain the upper hand. See also Apollodorus, III, 9, 2. Gérard-Julien Salvy sees Hippomenes' right hand as a sign of disdain for Atalanta's frivolity, ready to lose the race over an apple. The hand has certainly thrown the apple and is pushing Atalanta away to keep the advantage in the race: but from there to speak of disdain...

History :

2. Bettagno dates the painting to 1612. 3. There is another, identical version of this painting in Naples, National Gallery of Capodimonte (191x264 cm)

Indexed items :
La scène a un public
Textual Sources :
OM10 - Métamorphoses d'Ovide - livre 10
Métamorphoses, 10, 560-707

Technical Data

Notice #001045

Image HD

Past ID :
A0364
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Collections en ligne du Musée du Prado, Madrid (https://www.museodelprado.es)

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