Dosso Dossi, 1524 - Mythological Scene - fine art print

In 1524 Dosso Dossi made the classic art piece of art. Furthermore, this artpiece is included in the The J. Paul Getty Museum's art collection. This classic art artwork, which is in the public domain is included with courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum.: . Besides, the alignment is in portrait format and has a ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter Dosso Dossi was a European artist, whose art style was mainly High Renaissance. The High Renaissance artist was born in the year 1486 in Mirandola, Modena province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died at the age of 56 in 1542 in Ferrara, Ferrara province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Original artwork information from The J. Paul Getty Museum (© Copyright - by The J. Paul Getty Museum - www.getty.edu)

An array of enticing visual clues has given rise to many theories about Dosso Dossi's Mythological Scene, but no one has determined the painting's precise meaning. The cupids in the sky, the lush setting, and the sensuous nude lying on a bed of flowers indicate that the subject is love. The male figure on the right is the Greek god Pan, a satyr. In Renaissance allegories he personifies lust, since he seduced the nymphs with the music of the pipes held in his left hand. The sleeping nude in the foreground may be the nymph Echo, who spurned Pan for Narcissus. The old woman at the center of the group could be Echo's protector Terra, who sits above her and shields her from harm. Next to the old woman, dressed in a green gown, billowing red cape, and armor, is a mysterious and yet to be identified woman. Her costume indicates that she is likely a goddess. Dossi painted this figure and then changed his mind and covered her up with a landscape. She was uncovered again during a restoration in the 1800s.

Additional clues also tell scholars that the painting was cut down by about six inches on the left side at some point. The arm of another cupid can be seen at the painting's upper left edge, and a x-radiograph reveals the partially cut-off figure of a man under the lower part of the landscape. X-ray photographs also display various pentimenti, or alterations made by the artist. Initially, Dossi included a suit of armor and a sword hanging from the lemon tree, a cello held by the woman in the red cape, and a downward gaze on the face of the old woman.

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