Antiochus And Stratonice 1746
pompeobatoni
gouache
figurative
acrylic
character portrait
character art
possibly oil pastel
oil painting
underpainting
facial painting
painting painterly
celebrity portrait
Pompeo Batoni's 1746 painting "Antiochus and Stratonice" depicts a dramatic scene from Greek legend. Antiochus, the king of Syria, falls ill with a mysterious malady. His physician, Erasistratus, discovers the cause - Antiochus is in love with his own stepmother, Stratonice. The king's father, Seleucus, is moved by this revelation and arranges for Antiochus to marry Stratonice, thus saving his son's life. Batoni's painting captures the emotional intensity of this moment, with the figures arranged in a striking tableau of love, grief, and relief. This type of historical scene was popular in the Rococo period, and Batoni's masterful use of light and shadow enhances the emotional impact of the narrative.
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