Diana and her Nymphs [Ask Us A Question] Title: Diana and her Nymphs 1616-17 Artist: Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)- 1581-1641 Oil on canvas, 225 x 320 cm, Galleria Borghese, Rome Description: The story of how this festive picture came to be painted is very unusual. Cardinal Aldobrandini commissioned it as a sequel to Titian's Bacchanals which he had recently added to his collection. The comparison with such an illustrious model brought out the best in Domenichino, especially his ability to handle light, and spurred him to take a fresh approach. Unlike Titian, the Emilian painter was willing to avoid explosive use of colour and movement. Instead he seemed content to concentrate on a serene contemplation of the beauty of girls, animals, and the countryside. In his Diana Domenichino revived antique themes and the depiction of nymphs. The subject derives from Virgil's Aeneid (V, 485) where warriors are described competing in an archery contest and shooting a tree with their first arrow, a ribbon with their second and a falling bird with their third. It was probably Mons. Giovanni Battista Agucchi, major theorist and adviser on iconography at the time, who suggested transposing the subject matter into the realm of the nymphs led by Diana. The archery theme was adopted as a metaphor for shrewd arguments that hit the mark, which was topical at the time, as the dedication of the 'Dicerie sacre' by the poet Giovan Battista Marino to Pope Paul V indicates. In capturing nature in clear compositions that predominate over the use of colour, Domenichino nonetheless adopts Venetian tones now and then in the flowing draperies, and there are extraordinary passages from green to yellow, white to blue and various shades of purple. But what opens up a new chapter in the rendering of atmosphere are his gradual and calculated changes in tone towards the pale blue mountains by using increasingly subtle glazings, which indicate a new interest in Leonardo's theories on aerial perspective (studied and taught by the Theatine monk Matteo Zacc¨°lini, who taught Domenichino perspective in the 1620s). More Information, Please email us Media: Genuine 100% Hand Painted Oil Paintings On Canvas. Quality: Museum Quality, Brilliant Oil Painting Creation! This painting is availble in any other size. We just list standard size below. Our Guarantee: Highest Quality & Lowest Price! Note: We do not stretch or frame .... that is best done at your local discount frame store. It will be delivered in a roll tube to protect the quality. Price -98.95 USD Shipping Cost: $29.99 for 1st item, $14.99 for 2nd item. So the more you order, the more you save on Shipping & Handling cost! Ships within 2 weeks Portrait of Cardinal Agucchi - Size (20"x24" - 50x60 cm) - 98.95USD Portrait of Cardinal Agucchi - Size (24"x36" - 60x90 cm) - 138.95USD Portrait of Cardinal Agucchi - Size (24"x48" - 60x120 cm) - 168.95USD Portrait of Cardinal Agucchi - Size (30"x40" - 75x100 cm) - 178.95USD Portrait of Cardinal Agucchi - Size (36"x48" - 90x120 cm) - 218.95USD Portrait of Cardinal Agucchi - Size (48"x72" - 120x180 cm) - 298.95USD The More You Order, The Less You Pay!

Diana and her Nymphs

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