Tantalus
This magnificent print by the Venetian artist Sanuto reproduces a lost painting by Titian that was commissioned by Mary of Hungary. Tantalus was subject to eternal punishment by the gods for having murdered his own son. The so-called torment of Tantalus is a state in which what one desires is always nearby and yet always remains tantalizingly out of reach. When Tantalus reaches for the fruit in the tree, the branches grow; and when he tries to drink the water it recedes.
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Tantalus
This magnificent print by the Venetian artist Sanuto reproduces a lost painting by Titian that was commissioned by Mary of Hungary. Tantalus was subject to eternal punishment by the gods for having murdered his own son. The so-called torment of Tantalus is a state in which what one desires is always nearby and yet always remains tantalizingly out of reach. When Tantalus reaches for the fruit in the tree, the branches grow; and when he tries to drink the water it recedes.
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Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds
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Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
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Deze indrukwekkende prent van ...... rt te drinken, zakt het water.
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This magnificent print by the ...... to drink the water it recedes.
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RP-P-1999-113
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Rijksmuseum
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Tantalus
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Tantalus
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c. 1565
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ca. 1565
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height 447 mm
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height 542 mm
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papier breedte 385 mm
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papier hoogte 542 mm
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plaatrand breedte 352 mm
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plaatrand hoogte 447 mm
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width 352 mm
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width 385 mm
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: prints
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