POUSSIN, Nicolas (b. 1594, Les Andelys, d. 1665, Roma) Pan and Syrinx 1637-38 Oil on canvas, 106 x 82 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden Pan (Lat. Faunus) is the Greek god of woods and fields, flocks and herds. In Renaissance allegory he personifies Lust; he charmed the nymphs with the music of his pipes, and was said to have lain with all the Maenads. His home was Arcadia, which stood not merely for the region of the Pelloponese where he was originally worshipped, but also for the romantic paradise of the pastoral poets and artists like Poussin. This realm is inhabited by nymphs and shepherds, by s
POUSSIN, Nicolas (b. 1594, Les Andelys, d. 1665, Roma) Pan and Syrinx 1637-38 Oil on canvas, 106 x 82 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden Pan (Lat. Faunus) is the Greek god of woods and fields, flocks and herds. In Renaissance allegory he personifies Lust; he charmed the nymphs with the music of his pipes, and was said to have lain with all the Maenads. His home was Arcadia, which stood not merely for the region of the Pelloponese where he was originally worshipped, but also for the romantic paradise of the pastoral poets and artists like Poussin. This realm is inhabited by nymphs and shepherds, by satyrs, maenads, Silenus, Priapus and the centaurs who, with Pan, formed the retinue of Bacchus. It was from the latter that Pan acquired his goat's legs. The story of Pan and Syrinx is told by Ovid (Met. 1:689-713). Pan was pursuing a nymph of Arcadia named Syrinx when they reached the river Ladon which blocked her escape. To avoid the god's clutches she prayed to be transformed, and Pan unexpectedly found himself holding an armful of tall reeds. The sound of the wind blowing through them so pleased him that he cut some and made a set of pipes which are named after the nymph. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: POUSSIN, Nicolas Title: Pan and Syrinx Time-line: 1601-1650 School: French Form: painting Type: mythological
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