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Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael

The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis, 1610

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael, 1566-1638, Dutch

Title

The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis

Year

1610

Medium

Oil on panel

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • wood panel

Dimensions

109.5 x 166.4 cm (43 1/8 x 65 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated beneath Apollo's foot, center right:Joachim wte wael fecitAnno 1610

Place

Netherlands

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

62.058

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

The Natural World, the Body, and the Divine

February 3 - April 16, 2006

From the Reserve I

April 9 - August 3, 1994

The Facts of Life

June 24 - October 23, 1988

European Galleries

At this exuberant outdoor celebration, a trumpeting messenger announces the marriage of the mortal Peleus and the Greek goddess Thetis. Hermes, at center, serves the conversing bride and groom while Apollo, at right, serenades them with his lyre. Winged babies flutter above wedding guests, servants, satyrs, and river gods who eat, drink, and amorously embrace. In the sky above, Eris, the goddess of discord, prepares to toss the golden apple that will incite the Trojan War. Viewers educated in Greek myth would have perceived Eris’s presence as a warning against earthly excess and immorality. Painted during a moment of peace and prosperity in Dutch history, this work may also have cautioned against the dangers of political conflict.

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