Selene and Endymion
The chaste goddess of the moon, Selene (or Diana), is in love with the shepherd Endymion. Only at night when he is asleep does she quietly creep down to him, accompanied by Cupid, whose torch symbolizes burning love. This painting was (appropriately) hung in Mary Stuart’s bedchamber in Soestdijk Palace, for Lairesse felt that the function and decoration of a room should correspond.
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Selene and Endymion
The chaste goddess of the moon, Selene (or Diana), is in love with the shepherd Endymion. Only at night when he is asleep does she quietly creep down to him, accompanied by Cupid, whose torch symbolizes burning love. This painting was (appropriately) hung in Mary Stuart’s bedchamber in Soestdijk Palace, for Lairesse felt that the function and decoration of a room should correspond.
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De kuise maangodin Selene (of ...... an een
ruimte moesten kloppen.
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The chaste goddess of the moon ...... n of a room should correspond.
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Rijksmuseum
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Selene and Endymion
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Selene en Endymion
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c. 1680
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ca. 1680
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extent
breedte 118,5 cm
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height 177 cm
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hoogte 177 cm
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width 118.5 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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temporal
fourth quarter 17th century
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vierde kwart 17e eeuw
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