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Scène mythologique (entourage de) Hendrick van Balen (1575–1632)Circa 1650
Circa 1650
$4,984.26
£3,721.55
€4,200
CA$7,002.80
A$7,662
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Entourage de Hendrick van Balen (1575–1632) – Scène mythologique : Vénus, Cupidon et un satyre
Huile sur toile – Dimensions : 53 x 42 cm (sans cadre), 74 x 63 cm (avec cadre)
Entourage de Hendrick van Balen, maître de l’école flamande du début du XVIIe siècle, cette œuvre raffinée illustre une scène mythologique au symbolisme riche, typique de la tradition humaniste du Nord.
Au premier plan, un satyre agenouillé est retenu ou repoussé par un jeune Cupidon ailé, tandis que deux nymphes nues, probablement assimilées à Vénus et une de ses suivantes, observent la scène avec une attitude mêlée de pudeur et d’amusement. Drapées dans de riches étoffes carmins, elles incarnent la beauté idéale et la sensualité classique.
La scène fait écho à des thématiques récurrentes de la peinture baroque flamande : le triomphe de l’amour céleste (Cupidon) sur les instincts bestiaux (le satyre), ou encore la tentation et la vertu, dans un jeu de contrastes moraux et esthétiques. Loin d’une simple scène galante, l’œuvre propose une lecture allégorique du désir maîtrisé par la force de l’amour pur.
La qualité de l’exécution est remarquable. Les chairs sont rendues avec une délicatesse rare, d’un modelé subtil et lumineux, particulièrement dans les figures féminines. Le traitement de la lumière révèle un sens du volume et du détail typique de Van Balen, tandis que le fond forestier, mystérieux et dense, crée une atmosphère intimiste propice à la scène.
Peinte sur toile, l’œuvre est présentée dans un cadre du XIXe siècle, à décor sculpté et doré, qui vient élégamment souligner la richesse de la composition.
- Creation Year:Circa 1650
- Dimensions:Height: 20.87 in (53 cm)Width: 16.54 in (42 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:53 x 42 cm Price: $4,984
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- Circle Of:Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp 1575 - 1632) (1575 - 1632)
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- Gallery Location:GOUVIEUX, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2871217090272
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