Meleager and Atalanta
Meleager and Atalanta - Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) - Prado Museum
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Meleager and Atalanta - Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) - Prado Museum
Date: 1620-1623
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 152.3 x 240.5 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 152.3 x 240.5 cm
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This painting titled Meleager and Atalanta was painted between 1620 and 1623, and is a oil on canvas work from Jacob Jordaens.
In Greek Mythology the story of Meleager and Atalanta is one intertwined with that of the Calydonian Hunt. Meleager was one of the Argonauts but on his return home, he found his father's kingdom of Calydon being ravaged by a monstrous boar, and so a call for heroes was sent out. Atalanta was a heroine who heeded the call, and she and Meleager fell in love, although misfortune meant that the pair never married. More information about Meleager and Atalanta can be found here - (website opens in new window) |
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Jacob Jordaens
Born: 19 May 1593; Antwerp
Died: 18 September 1678; Antwerp
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Baroque
Painting School: Flemish School, Antwerp School
Died: 18 September 1678; Antwerp
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Baroque
Painting School: Flemish School, Antwerp School
