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Neoclassical French school (XIX) - Pyramus and Thisbe
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Neoclassical French school (XIX) - Pyramus and Thisbe
Neoclassical French school circa 1810
Pyramus and Thisbe
Painting, oil on canvas
Unsigned
Painting: 32.5 x 24 cm
Modern frame (small discreet wear): 42.5 x 32.5 cm
An old text on the back tells the scene
Good condition
The subject of Pyramus and Thisbe is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and was taken up by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Pyramus and Thisbe are two young Babylonians. They plan to meet one night outside the city, under a white mulberry tree. Thisbe arrives first, but the sight of a lioness with a bloody mouth scares her away; his veil escapes him and he is torn by the lioness who stains him with blood. When Pyramus arrives, he discovers the veil and the footprints of the beast: believing that Thisbe has been a victim, he commits suicide, his blood spattering the white mulberries. Thisbé, returning near the mulberry tree, discovers the body of her lover and prefers to commit suicide after him.
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