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Diane and Endymion
Pier Francesco Mola1660 circa
Musei Capitolini
Rome, Italy
Around 1660, Bonaventura Argenti, musician of the Papal Chapel, commissioned the work. A romantic atmosphere permeates this nocturnal scene. The moon (Diane) looks down upon the shepherd Endymion, who sleeps. Jupiter gave him eternal sleep in exchange for eternal youth. Mola is one of the most famous representatives of the neo-Venetian trend, evident in this work.
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Details
- Title: Diane and Endymion
- Creator Lifespan: 1612/1666
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Rome
- Creator Birth Place: Coldrerio
- Date: 1660 circa
- painter: Pier Francesco Mola
- Titolo originale: Diana ed Endimione
- Physical Dimensions: w1170 x h1480 cm
- Type: Oil on Canvas
- Rights: Sovrintendenza Capitolina
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