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Source Description
The Olympian gods celebrate the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. In the foreground, amorous couples embrace and toast the young couple while flying cupids fill the air. The seated youth on the right with a cluster of grapes is Bacchus, god of wine. Eris, goddess of discord, arrives uninvited at the left. Into the midst of the revelers, she will throw a golden apple inscribed "to the fairest," leading to the Judgment of Paris, and eventually to the Trojan War.The exquisitely choreographed scene is based on a composition by the Utrecht painter Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651), translated into a circular relief by the silversmith Adam van Vianen.
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Document identity
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38551
label
Plaque with the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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38551
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Plaque with the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
description
The Olympian gods celebrate the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. In the foreground, amorous couples embrace and toast the young couple while flying cupids fill the air. The seated youth on the right with a cluster of grapes is Bacchus, god of wine. Eris, goddess of discord, arrives uninvited at the left. Into the midst of the revelers, she will throw a golden apple inscribed "to the fairest," leading to the Judgment of Paris, and eventually to the Trojan War.The exquisitely choreographed scene is based on a composition by the Utrecht painter Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651), translated into a circular relief by the silversmith Adam van Vianen.
provenance
Count Pepoli, Bologna [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; French & Company, Inc. [Mr. Milton Samuels], New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1954, by purchase.
date
1595-1600 (Renaissance)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
plaques
bronzes
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
0.6
height
19.2
dimensionsRaw
D: 1/4 × Diam: 7 9/16 in. (0.6 × 19.2 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
creator_ids
6442
collection_ids
REN
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2166
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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1576ca417cbab3e4