Sujet

Death of Procris, 1770s. Creator: Jan van Neck.

Légende

Death of Procris, 1770s. Additional Info: The story of Cephalus and his wife Procris was described by the Roman poet Ovid in Book VII of "Metamorphoses." Procris offered her husband, who was an avid hunter, two gifts that she had received from Artemis a never-erring javelin and the fastest hunting dog. However, these gifts did not bring them luck. One day, when Cephalus went hunting and heard a noise in the brush, he threw his miraculous weapon in that direction, thinking that the noise had been made by an approaching animal. However, it turned out that he had killed his beloved wife, who had been following him secretly in the forest in order to check his fidelity.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A45_345

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NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38,6Mo (3,3Mo) / 28,5cm x 33,9cm / 3372 x 4000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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