Venus wounded by Diomedes - Doyen
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Description
Booklet from the 1761 Salon:
"By Mr. Doyen, Academician.
90. Venus wounded by Diomedes. Subject taken from the fifth Book of the Iliad. Aeneas, son of Venus, was about to fall to the power of Diomedes, his conqueror, if his mother had not rescued him. Diomede, furious at losing his prey, follows the advice of Minerva, who protects him; with his spear he wounds Venus in the hand, and insults this Goddess, whom Iris has just withdrawn from the fray. Apollo saves Aeneas by covering him with a cloud and his shield. The river Scamandre is appalled by Diomede's audacity, and his frightened Nymphs hide in the reeds. This painting belongs to M. le Prince de Turenne. Il a 15 pieds neuf pouces de largeur sur 14 de hauteur. " dit aussi " Le combat de Diomède et d'Énée"
2. Executed for the Prince de Turenne.
3. Cat. Sandoz n°19, plate V.
On the right, the horse can be compared to Amphitrite's sea horse. Cf. cat Sandoz n°35, Alegory of fishing, characterized by Neptune and Amphitrite.
Compare Doyen's painting with one by Anton Wilhelm Tischbein (1730-1804), oil on copper, 1760, now in the Hanau Museum, Schloss Philippsruhe, Germany.
Technical Data
Notice #001112