Mithridates Falls in Love with Stratonice (c.1775-1780). Louis Jean François Lagren&eacu
Mithridates Falls in Love with Stratonice (c.1775-1780). Louis Jean François Lagrenée (French, 1725-1805). Oil on canvas. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper.King Mithridates falls in love with the beautiful Stratonice, whose song is transmitted by symbolic accessories (lyre, musical staves). The painter’s mastery of the art of expression makes the scene alive, the models, which are recognized in other works, are chosen and reproduced with care. The gestures are graceful, the bright colors, the subtle chords, a general balance reigns over the composition. -- source link
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