Corsica and the Satyr is a painting by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It hangs in a private collection in Naples, Italy. It was painted in 1636-7.
Story
editThe painting is from the 1585 play Il Pastor Fido (The Faithful Shepherd) by Giovanni Battista Guarini. It depicts a moment where the nymph Corsica escapes from an angry satyr who had been berating her for her deception and tricks (Corsica had attempted to frame a rival in love). The satyr grabs Corsica's hair in an attempt to punish her; but the hair is a wig and Corscia manages to flee.
Within Gentileschi's oeuvre, this is rare in being a painting adapted from a contemporary play (as opposed to from the Bible or from classical stories).
Creation
editThe design of the painting is adapted from a fresco at the Villa il Pozzino, Florence.
Interpretation
editThe painting was initally interpreted by Mary Gerarrd as showing Artemisia's sympathies for the
The later work of Locker, however, is less, suggesting that the picture "might be seen as one in a series of playful gender-based encounters emphasizing contrasting moral and physical types."
References
edit- ^ "Artemisia Gentileschi | Esther before Ahasuerus | The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ Ward Bissell, R. (1968-01-01). "Artemisia Gentileschi-A New Documented Chronology". The Art Bulletin. 50 (2): 153–168. doi:10.2307/3048529.
- ^ Kaufmann, Thomas DaCosta (1970-01-01). "Esther before Ahasuerus: A New Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi in the Museum's Collection". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 29 (4): 165–169. doi:10.2307/3258546.
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