Diana
Giovanni Domenico Cerrini, Called Il Cavaliere Perugino (from 1609 to 1681)The artist from Perugia was a student of Guido Reni in Rome and shaped his style under the influence of the Bolognese school. He represented the classicist trend in baroque painting. Diana appears as a seductively beautiful young woman with a dreamy look. The arrow in the hand and the head of the hunting dog refer to the hunt and the wilderness as her realm as a goddess. The painting captivates with its elegant composition and the contrast of the ivory coloured flesh, the cool colours of the blue coat and blue veil, and with the warm dark red of the curtain in the background. Diana's attitude is very similar to the allegory of painting, which holds a palette and a portrait of Cerrini himself (Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna). Oil on canvas, 81.5 x 62 cm
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Giovanni Domenico Cerrini, Called Il Cavaliere Perugino (from 1609 to 1681)The artist from Perugia was a student of Guido Reni in Rome and shaped his style under the influence of the Bolognese school. He represented the classicist trend in baroque painting. Diana appears as a seductively beautiful young woman with a dreamy look. The arrow in the hand and the head of the hunting dog refer to the hunt and the wilderness as her realm as a goddess. The painting captivates with its elegant composition and the contrast of the ivory coloured flesh, the cool colours of the blue coat and blue veil, and with the warm dark red of the curtain in the background. Diana's attitude is very similar to the allegory of painting, which holds a palette and a portrait of Cerrini himself (Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna). Oil on canvas, 81.5 x 62 cm
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