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Artus Wolffort
Banquet of Achelous
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May 22, 04:23 PM GMT
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10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Workshop of Artus Wolffort
Antwerp 1581 - 1641
Banquet of Achelous
oil on canvas
canvas: 45 ½ by 58 ¼ in.; 115.6 by 148.0 cm.
framed: 52 by 64 ½ in.; 132.1 by 163.8 cm.
This painting is a workshop version of Artus Wolffort's treatment of the subject circa 1625-1633 in the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig (inv. no. 113).
The subject is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses (VIII: 547-610) and depicts Achelous, patron deity of the largest river of Greece, hosting a banquet for Theseus and his companions upon their return to Athens from Crete.
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