拍品 42
42
Italian School, 18th Century
Italian School, 18th Century

An architectural capriccio with Minyas and his daughters among classical ruins

细节
Italian School, 18th Century
An architectural capriccio with Minyas and his daughters among classical ruins
oil on canvas
58 x 79 in. (147.3 x 200.7 cm.)

拍品专文

The story depicted comes from Ovid's Metamorphoses Book IV, 389-90. It tells of the daughters of Minyas' refusal to partake in a Bacchanalian festival. In this scene a Satyr shares the news of the Festival with Minyas and Aleithoë while the other sisters, turned into bats by Bacchus, flee.