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Granida and Daifalo
Joan van Noort17th century
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
The subject is taken from a Dutch pastoral play of 1605 by Pieter Hooft. The Persian princess Granida chances upon the shepherd Daifilo and asks him for water. Daifilo immediately falls in love with her and, as the story continues, must overcome various obstacles at the Persian court to win his loved one. Van Noordt’s work shows a healthy Dutch disdain for the classically-inspired idealism of Italian art.
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Details
- Title: Granida and Daifalo
- Creator: Joan van Noort
- Date Created: 17th century
- Physical Dimensions: 94.6 x 85.7 cm stretcher; 136.0 x 127.6 x 15.0 cm frame
- Provenance: Vera Gascoigne Murray, Bequest of Mrs Vera Gascoigne Murray 1973. Submitted by the Perpetual Trustee Company.
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Bequest of Mrs Vera Gascoigne Murray 1973
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Signature & Date: Not signed. Not dated.
- Artist Country: Netherlands
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