Artemisia drinking the Ashes of Mausolus

Artemisia drinking the Ashes of Mausolus

Artist: Donato Creti (Italian, 1671 - 1749)

Original Dimensions: 24 5/8" x 19 5/8"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (About 1713-14) "A servant presents Artemisia, queen of the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus, with a cup containing the ashes of her dead husband Mausolus, which she was said to have drunk in order to become his living tomb. Artemisia gazes solemnly upward, her face pale. With her mouth slightly open, she is either poised to drink the contents of the cup or has just done so. Our eye is drawn along the serving girl’s crisp yellow drapery towards the tray in her outstretched hand. This diagonal is continued by the bowl in Artemisia’s hand and culminates in her sorrowful face. Creti was known for elegant compositions such as this, and for his precise handling of form. Here, the servant’s graceful profile and intricate hairstyle are painted with his meticulous, almost calligraphic brushwork. Creti based his composition on Giovan Gioseffo dal Sole’s painting of the same subject (Galleria Corsini, Rome)." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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