Atalanta and Meleager
The Met
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens(Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1616
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 52 1/2 x 42 in. (133.4 x 106.7 cm)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1944
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman, man, and child with a dead boar, a horn, and shadowy figures
Detailed Description
Multiple figures are arranged against a dark background. In the center, a fair-skinned woman with blonde hair, partially draped in a reddish-purple cloth, looks towards the left with a slightly open mouth. Her right breast is exposed, and she holds the head of a large, dark-furred boar with her left hand. To her right, a muscular, bare-chested man with curly brown hair looks towards the woman. He wears a blue cloth draped over his left shoulder and holds the boar's body with his right hand, while his left hand rests on the head of a white and grey dog that looks upwards. The boar lies across the lower foreground, its mouth slightly open, revealing tusks. On the left side, behind the woman, a child with reddish-blonde hair blows a golden horn, his cheeks puffed out. Above and behind the child, dark, shadowy figures with contorted faces are visible, one appearing to have horns. Another shadowy figure is visible above the man's right shoulder. Warm skin tones contrast with the deep browns of the boar and the dark background, accented by reddish-purple drapery and touches of blue.
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