Subasta Web Auction 99
Web Auction 99 - WORKS ON PAPER: OLD MASTER, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PRINTS, 19TH AND 20TH DRAWINGS, ANTIQUE MAPS.
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April 29, 2021 from 12:00 CET
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Bertolami Fine Arts srl
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From Ovid's Metamorphoses, after the painting by François Marot (1666-1719), printed in Paris c. 1780. ...
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From Ovid's Metamorphoses, after the painting by François Marot (1666-1719), printed in Paris c. 1780. Pomona, a splendid wood nymph, spent her days tending the orchards and the garden, ignoring the numerous suitors who showed up to court her. One of these was the Vertumnus God, who by governing the succession of the seasons, had the power to change his appearance. So after trying in vain numerous guises to win Pomona's love, he decided to take on that of an elderly woman with a kind character, who praised the beauty of Vertumnus and persuaded her of the love he felt for her, managed to conquer her
engraving 27,5 x 34 cm
Sheet trimmed to the plate edge.
