Daphnis and Chloe

Accession Number
2012/2.217

Title
Daphnis and Chloe

Artist(s)
Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date
18th century

Medium & Support
pen and ink, wash and watercolor on laid paper

Dimensions
10 1/2 in x 8 in (26.67 cm x 20.32 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Subject matter
Daphis and Chloe?

Physical Description
This work depicts a lively outdoor scene in pen and ink with grey wash and pink and blue watercolor. The setting is replete with lush foliage and populated by several figures and animals. A nude female figure stands holding onto a slender fruit tree looking over a body of water in which a winged boy wades holding his hands to his head. Another nude female figure is shown seated on the right holding a dog tied to a leash. Two playful birds and another winged boy are shown in the bottom foreground.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Rights
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Keywords
dogs (devices for wood)
nudes (representations)
putti (motifs)
trees
water (inorganic material)

1 Related Resource

Greco-Roman Mythology
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