Title

The Wedding Of Peleus And Thetis, 1612. Creator: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael.

Caption

The Wedding Of Peleus And Thetis, 1612. The gods of ancient Greece celebrate the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the future parents of Achilles. Only Eris, goddess of discord, had not been invited, though she makes a dramatic appearance. Hovering over the festivities on bat-like wings, she holds a golden apple that will cause an argument among the assembled goddesses, eventually leading to the Trojan War.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A23_366

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Rights managed

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176,4Mb (10,4Mb) / 28,3in x 24,2in / 8501 x 7252 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe food drink religious arts painting marriage religion drinking naked nude art museum celebrations Netherlands Dutch color celebration wedding deity God century festivities festivity concept mythology feast nudity goddess art museum mannerism 17th century nakedness oil Painting Colour nymph Museum of Art golden age Greek mythology seventeenth century feasting Mannerist Nereid Peleus TGN Thetis Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael sea nymph Wtewael Joachim Anthonisz Dutch Golden Age Oil on copper Clark Art Institute Joachim Wtewael Heritage Art Low Countries Wtewael Joachim Antonisz. Joachim Antonisz. Wtewael Northern Mannerism Joachim Antonisz Wtewael Eris