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Atalanta and Hippomenes
By: Guido Reni
๐ Inspired by Ovidยดs Metamorphoses, this artwork tells the story of Atalanta, the daughter of Schoeneus, king of Arcadia. Seeking a husband, she offered to marry anyone able to outrun her in a race. Suitors unable to do so, however, would be killed. Hippomenes was enamored of her and thus accepted the challenge with the help of Venus, who gave him three golden apples. He was supposed to drop these, one at a time, in order to distract Atalanta and thus win the race. This work sums up the classical interpretation of ideal, elegantly proportioned beauty that was characteristic of Roman and Bolognese classicism. 41 replies
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