Lot n° 271
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
FRENCH SCHOOL - First half of the 17th century - Lot 271
FRENCH SCHOOL - First half of the 17th century
The two arrows or the dangers of Love.
Cupid emerges from the woods to strike a young man in love with a beautiful woman with one of his darts, and is struck down near his lute; on the right, an old man courts her, while a little monkey chases him away, scattering his golden Louis, and Death, lurking in the foliage, prepares to shoot him with a fatal arrow.
At his feet, a little dog symbolizes fidelity, and a burning candle represents both the flame of love and the ephemeral nature of passions.
Oil on panel, 58 x 87.5 cm. Three horizontal boards. On the reverse, six small reinforcing cleats.
(Some small gaps, restorations and oxidation).
Expert : M. Patrice Dubois
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