Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder- The Feast of Acheloüs, 1615. Oil on wood From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC: This large panel of about 1615 is one of the most impressive known collaborations between Rubens and his older colleague, Jan Brueghel. Rubens conceived and painted the figure group; throughout the rest of the picture Brueghel was in his two elements of landscape and still life painting. A “cabinet picture” like this one would have been made for a collector who could appreciate clever invention, fine execution, the quotations of classical sculpture in the nearest figures at the table, and Rubens’s retelling of the tale found in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.” Theseus (in red) and his companions were returning from Crete to Athens when they encountered the River Achelous. The river-god himself sets a banquet before them and explains that a distant island is his lost lover Perimele, held forever in his embrace. Except for young and “reckless” Pirithous, the story of the miracle “moved the hearts of all.” Click here to see the incredible detail, especially on the trees and vines.
Pop-upView Separately

Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder- The Feast of Acheloüs, 1615. Oil on wood

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC:

This large panel of about 1615 is one of the most impressive known collaborations between Rubens and his older colleague, Jan Brueghel. Rubens conceived and painted the figure group; throughout the rest of the picture Brueghel was in his two elements of landscape and still life painting. A “cabinet picture” like this one would have been made for a collector who could appreciate clever invention, fine execution, the quotations of classical sculpture in the nearest figures at the table, and Rubens’s retelling of the tale found in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.” Theseus (in red) and his companions were returning from Crete to Athens when they encountered the River Achelous. The river-god himself sets a banquet before them and explains that a distant island is his lost lover Perimele, held forever in his embrace. Except for young and “reckless” Pirithous, the story of the miracle “moved the hearts of all.”

Click here to see the incredible detail, especially on the trees and vines.

Source: artpedia

52 Notes/ Hide

  1. hongtao-art reblogged this from artpedia
  2. le-desir-de-lautre reblogged this from antelucanhourglass
  3. antelucanhourglass reblogged this from colorsofcopula
  4. augustmother reblogged this from artpedia
  5. martyr-eater reblogged this from titians-ambition
  6. holyshnikees reblogged this from artpedia
  7. oxymoronicepilogue reblogged this from artpedia
  8. un-tenanted reblogged this from artpedia
  9. fuckyeahocd reblogged this from artpedia
  10. lizzopher reblogged this from artpedia
  11. aphotovici reblogged this from artpedia
  12. knightofthenight reblogged this from artpedia
  13. finitor reblogged this from artpedia
  14. alisonchrista reblogged this from artpedia
  15. liz-the-sarcastic reblogged this from artpedia
  16. futsin reblogged this from artpedia and added:
    Oh. My.
  17. brunomarconi reblogged this from artpedia
  18. myopic-chihuahua reblogged this from artpedia
  19. titians-ambition reblogged this from artpedia
  20. colorsofcopula reblogged this from artpedia