around 1596, Artist: Bartholomäus Spranger
Antiope, the daughter of the King of Thebes, was seduced by Zeus in the form of a satyr. As a result she gave birth to the twins Amphion and Zethos, who later carried out numerous heroic acts recorded in Theban history. Of all Zeus‘ liaisons the relationship with Antiope was portrayed particularly often by the Rudolfine artists. Perhaps the imperial contractor was particularly attracted by the transformation of the most important of all gods into a faun perhaps this image fulfilled his specific erotic requirements best.
Painting
Netherlandish
around 1596
Bartholomäus Spranger (1546 Antwerpen - 1611 Prag) - GND
Canvas
120 cm × 89 cm
Framed: 133,7 cm × 103,2 cm × 5,5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Gemäldegalerie, 5752
Probably from the treasury of Rudolf II; Coll. Ambras; between 1806-1817 from Ambras to Vienna
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