The image displays two individuals in an intimate setting. One person, standing, is leaning over another seated on the edge of a draped canopy bed. The standing figure appears to have flowing hair and a light halo around the head. This person is partially draped in a loose garment, while the seated figure has wavy hair and a gentle expression. The seated individual is nude, except for a piece of cloth draped around the legs. No jewelry or adornments are visible on the figures. The room is intricately decorated with classical elements, such as a long cushioned bench, multiple windows, and a niche with a statue. A figure is in the background, entering through a doorway. The space also includes architectural features like a coffered ceiling and framed art or carvings on the walls, creating a setting reminiscent of historical or mythological scenes.
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The image displays two individuals in an intimate setting. One person, standing, is leaning over another seated on the edge of a draped canopy bed. The standing figure appears to have flowing hair and a light halo around the head. This person is partially draped in a loose garment, while the seated figure has wavy hair and a gentle expression. The seated individual is nude, except for a piece of cloth draped around the legs. No jewelry or adornments are visible on the figures. The room is intricately decorated with classical elements, such as a long cushioned bench, multiple windows, and a niche with a statue. A figure is in the background, entering through a doorway. The space also includes architectural features like a coffered ceiling and framed art or carvings on the walls, creating a setting reminiscent of historical or mythological scenes.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apollo Abusing Leucothoe

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius

Date
c. 1615
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.5 x 26 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.) sheet: 19 x 26.7 cm (7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2011.139.137
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 3 (plate 11)

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Female nude
  • Bed
Provenance

Dr. Edward Peart, London (1756 or 1758 - 1826) (Lugt 891).Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011.

Inscription

in plate, lower right: HG inv. R d Baud ex.; in plate, across lower edge: Secretum veneris qui divulgarat amorem / Phoebus, Leucothoes prodendis ignibus ardet. / Quid Divum amplexus, quid prosunt oscula? vivan / Leucothoem terra crudus Pater obruit atra

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