Caption

Nessos and Dejanira, French painter fl. 17th century, mythological scene, late 17th century, oil painting, height 49 cm, width 39 cm; subjects: Hercules, Nessos Nessus, Dejanira., A classical scene painted in muted browns, ochres, greens, and pale flesh tones shows a partially draped woman seated on the back of a centaur figure; her garment is golden yellow and her skin is light with pink highlights, and she reaches outward with one arm while looking to the side. The centaur has muscular human upper body in brown and tan hues and a horse lower body in grayish-brown, and a group of trees with deep green foliage rises behind them. A small winged child in pale flesh tones and warm browns floats nearby holding a dark object and an orange element, and a distant rocky landscape in grays and muted greens forms the background under a cloudy, brownish sky. The ground beneath shows wet, reflective water and earthy browns with scattered vegetation in dark green.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_204

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Rights managed

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35.8Mb (2.7Mb) / 10.6in x 13.1in / 3179 x 3937 (300dpi)

Keywords

Nessos Dejanira French painter fl 17th century mythological scene late 17th century oil painting height 49 cm width 39 cm subjects Hercules Nessos Nessus classical scene painted muted browns ochres greens pale flesh tones partially draped woman seated back centaur figure garment golden yellow skin light pink highlights reaches outward arm looking side centaur muscular human upper body brown tan hues horse lower body grayish-brown group trees deep green foliage rises them small winged child warm browns floats nearby holding dark object orange element distant rocky landscape grays muted greens forms background under cloudy brownish sky ground beneath wet reflective water earthy browns scattered vegetation dark green.