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- Reference number
- P02041
- Author
- Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish)
- Title
- Deucalion and Pyrrha
- Chronology
- Ca. 1636
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 26,5 cm x 41,5 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- DONACION
- Procedence
- Donation Dutchess Widow of Pastrana, 1889
Humanity's rebirth after the flood
is represented in Greek mythology
through the story of Deucalion and
Pyrrha. After surviving the
disaster, they threw stones over
their shoulders, each of which
became a new being. This story is
told by the classical poet, Ovid,
in his Metamorphosis.
This painting is a sketch by Rubens
for a painting —now lost— by Jan
Cossiers for the Torre de la
Parada. Rubens was inspired by
certain aspecdts of the frescos
with which Raphael decorated the
Villa Farnesina in Rome.
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