Relief Diana and Endymion. 58cm

Description

Relief “Diana and Endymion”. Decorative bas-relief made of polychromed molded alabaster (alabaster powder with binders), with application of aging patinas based on natural earth pigments.

Measurements: Diameter 58 cm.

Reproductions of sculptures and reliefs, inspired by original museum pieces. Renaissance and Baroque art. Handmade in Spain. Ideal for interior decoration (living rooms, lobbies, libraries, and offices). Not suitable for outdoors.

Relief “Diana and Endymion”. Bas-relief inspired by the frescoes of Annibale and Agostino Carracci from the Farnese Palace in Rome. The scenes in these frescoes exalt the power of love, through the evocation of classical myths. The original paintings stand out for the naturalism of their images, which reinforce the sensuality and eroticism of the mythological themes represented.

Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), along with his brother Agostino (1557-1602), were two painters from the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque period. In 1597, Cardinal Odoardo Farnese, nephew of Pope Paul III, commissioned them to decorate the Farnese Palace in Rome. The frescoes they painted in the gallery on the main floor of the palace were considered masterpieces in later centuries for their technical perfection.

The decoration of this gallery consists of a series of paintings portraying different mythological scenes under the theme “The Loves of the Gods,” situated around the main scene “The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne,” which occupies the central panel of the ceiling of the room. An example is this fragment showing the moon goddess, Selene, identified with the Roman goddess Diana, and her lover, the mortal Endymion.

Reliefs inspired by Renaissance and Baroque works bring the harmony and elegance of centuries-old art to the decoration of our homes.

These classic reliefs and their mythological scenes help us remember the influence of Renaissance and Baroque art, which has come down to us as a testament to the love of these artistic movements for the heritage of classical antiquity and their pursuit of timeless beauty.