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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