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Selene and Endymion
The chaste goddess of the moon, Selene (or Diana), is in love with the shepherd Endymion. Only at night when he is asleep does she quietly creep down to him, accompanied by Cupid, whose torch symbolizes burning love. This painting was (appropriately) hung in Mary Stuart’s bedchamber in Soestdijk Palace, for Lairesse felt that the function and decoration of a room should correspond.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/92C321
- http://iconclass.org/92D1
- http://iconclass.org/24B2
- Paleis Soestdijk
- Maria II Stuart (koningin van Engeland, Schotland en Ierland)
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/92C321
- http://iconclass.org/92D1
- http://iconclass.org/24B2
- Paleis Soestdijk
- Maria II Stuart (koningin van Engeland, Schotland en Ierland)
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1680
- 1680
Place-Time
- fourth quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.12104
- SK-A-4210
Extent
- height 177 cm
- width 118.5 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1680
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:16:19.727Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:02.086Z