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PAULUS BOR. The Disillusioned Medea ("The Enchantress")

The Disillusioned Medea ("The Enchantress"). Artist: Paulus Bor (Dutch, Amersfoort ca. 1601-1669 Amersfoort). Dimensions: 61 1/4 x 44 1/4 in. (155.6 x 112.4 cm). Date: ca. 1640.
The moody Medea of Greek mythology, with her magic wand, slumps at the altar in a Temple of Diana. A similar work by Bor in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, depicts the obscure Cydippe and is probably this picture's pendant. In his <i>Heroides</i> the Roman poet Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 17/18) tells the tales of Medea jilted by Jason, and of Cydippe and Acontius finding true love. Most likely a patron, proud of his classical learning, commissioned the artist to treat what is essentially the popular Dutch theme of good and bad marriages.

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Author: PAULUS BOR (ca. 1601-1669)

Title: The Disillusioned Medea ("The Enchantress")

Caption: The Disillusioned Medea ("The Enchantress"). Artist: Paulus Bor (Dutch, Amersfoort ca. 1601-1669 Amersfoort). Dimensions: 61 1/4 x 44 1/4 in. (155.6 x 112.4 cm). Date: ca. 1640. The moody Medea of Greek mythology, with her magic wand, slumps at the altar in a Temple of Diana. A similar work by Bor in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, depicts the obscure Cydippe and is probably this picture's pendant. In his Heroides the Roman poet Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 17/18) tells the tales of Medea jilted by Jason, and of Cydippe and Acontius finding true love. Most likely a patron, proud of his classical learning, commissioned the artist to treat what is essentially the popular Dutch theme of good and bad marriages.

Technique/material: OIL ON CANVAS

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 3034 × 4177 px | 36.3 MB

Print size: 25.7 × 35.4 cm | 1194.5 × 1644.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: CANVAS • EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NETHERLANDS • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINT • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PAULUS BOR