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The painting represents the mythological character of Narcissus who reflects in the water and falls in love with his own image. French Narcisse, Le Caravage, 1598-1599, huile sur toile, 113,3 × 94 cm, peinture baroque.
The story of Narcissus was often referenced or retold in literature, for example, by Dante (Paradiso 3.18–19) and Petrarch (Canzoniere 45–46). [2] The story was well known in the circles of such collectors in which Caravaggio was moving in this period, such as those of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte and the banker Vincenzo Giustiniani.
The Seasons or The Four Seasons is a set of four paintings produced in 1563, 1572 and 1573 by the Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. He offered the set to Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1569, accompanying The Four Elements. Each shows a profile portrait made up of fruit, vegetables and plants relating to the relevant season.
Narcissus is a c. 1500 painting of Narcissus by a follower of Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Leonardo da Vinci's collaborator in Milan. It is now in the National Gallery, London . [ 1 ] It is a copy after Narcissus at the Fountain , an autograph work by Boltraffio now in the Uffizi . [ 2 ]
Narcissus is an oil on canvas painting by French artist François Lemoyne, created in 1728, [1] from a series of three works on the myth of Narcissus. It is now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon . The painter
Bridgerton star Simone Ashley features in a moving short film from Bastille frontman Dan Smith for his new album, &( Ampersand), which accompanies the original song “Eve & Paradise Lost”.
Narcissus at the Fountain (1500-1510) by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio. Narcissus at the Fountain is a 1500–1510 oil-on-panel painting by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, now in the Uffizi, in Florence. [1] [2] A copy is held in the National Gallery, London. Both works show a young man in profile, interpreted as Narcissus due to his downward gaze.
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