Hippomenes and Atalanta - Gowy after Rubens
Date :
Entre 1636 et 1637
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
181x221 cm
Storage Location :
P001538
Signed work
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. Hippomenes here touches the end of the race, and the spectators with him raise their arms to the sky to signify victory.
History :
1. Painting by Jacob Peter Gowy after a sketch by Rubens (see the sketch in the Heylshof Museum, Worms). Signed on the column at right, I. P. GOWI F.
2. Part of a decorative ensemble intended for the Torre de la Parada palace.
Textual Sources :
Technical Data
Notice #001075
Past ID :
A0394
Image editing :
Image web
