NARCISSUS AT THE FOUNTAIN. OIL ON PANEL. 19TH CENTURY.
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Reference: ZF0923
Narcissus at the Fountain. Oil on panel. 19th century. Oil on panel showing a landscape with trees and architectural elements with a strong classicist influence (wall with reliefs, vase with garlands, sculptures, fountain) in which two figures appear. A young man dressed in a red tunic that reveals his chest and appears looking at his reflection in the bowl of the fountain is accompanied by a winged boy who holds a bow and makes the gesture of taking an arrow from the quiver on his back with his right hand. The painting depicts the classical myth of Narcissus. According to classical mythology, Narcissus was a very beautiful young man who cruelly rejected the love of the nymph Echo, and was therefore condemned by Nemesis to fall in love with his own image. Thus, upon seeing his reflection in a fountain or spring (many representations show him crouching on the banks of a lake; note the peculiarity of the present work in showing an architectural and not a “natural” fountain), he became absorbed and ended up committing suicide, ending up transformed into the flower that bears his name or emerging from the place where his body fell.
· Size: 99x5,5x71 cms / int: 81,5x59,5 cms
1.900 €
