Cymon and Iphigenia (Boccaccio, The Decameron 5.1)
Drawing
1620-30 (drawn)
1620-30 (drawn)
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In a wooded landscape, the naked figure of Iphigenia lies asleep on a piece of drapery at the base of a large tree, next to two female companions whose heads and shoulders only are visible beyond her torso. Cymon stands at centre and admires her beauty; he is dressed as a shepherd with a hat and holds a crook with both hands (there are pentiments for his left arm).
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Title | Cymon and Iphigenia (Boccaccio, The Decameron 5.1) (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink, with brown wash and opaque white, over red and black chalks on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, Cymon and Iphigenia (Boccaccio, The Decameron 5.1) by Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch school, 1620-30 |
Physical description | In a wooded landscape, the naked figure of Iphigenia lies asleep on a piece of drapery at the base of a large tree, next to two female companions whose heads and shoulders only are visible beyond her torso. Cymon stands at centre and admires her beauty; he is dressed as a shepherd with a hat and holds a crook with both hands (there are pentiments for his left arm). |
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Production type | Unique |
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Gallery label | Mythological subjects flourished in Dutch art following the northern Republic’s official turn to Protestantism in 1580. Bloemaert made several drawings depicting the story of Cymon and Iphigenia from Boccaccio’s The Decameron. Cymon fell in love with Iphigenia after stumbling upon her sleeping in a forest. Her beauty was said to have transformed the ill-mannered Cymon into the perfect gentleman. |
Object history | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod, 1948 |
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Accession number | E.67-1948 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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