The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Country House

The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Country House

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Flemish, Second Half of the 17th Century

Oval relief of Antiope and Jupiter

Auction Closed

February 9, 09:35 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

the nymph Antiope is asleep and reclining on a cushion and drapery. Her right arm is resting on a basket of flowers and her left arm is raised above her head. Cupid, representing Love, upholds a cloth to reveal her nudity. Jupiter is disguised as a satyr in the far right background.


marble


width 19 ½ in.

49.5 cm.

Galerie Kugel, Paris;

From whom acquired by Aso O. Tavitian at TEFAF Maastricht, 13 March 2007.

According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Antiope, a great beauty, was seduced by Jupiter disguised as a satyr. From this union twins were born: Amphion and Zethos. Afraid of her father's ire, Antiope fled her home, was forced to leave her sons and was imprisoned. The twins later avenged their mother by killing her captors but Dionysos refused to let those murders go unpunished and made Antiope mad until she was cured by Phocos who wed her.

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