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Description: | The subject of this painting derives from Plutarch's Life of Demetrius. King Seleucus is represented leaning anxiously towards his son Antiochus, who suffered from a mysterious illness. The physician Erasistratus identified the cause when he observed the prince's reaction to the presence of his stepmother, Stratonice. As a result of this discovery, the King ceded his wife to his son to save his life. Gaspare Diziani, who worked in Venice, probably painted this work at a late stage in his career. After 1750, Diziani adopted a more Rococo style, close to that of Giambattista Tiepolo. | Subjects: | Life of Demetrius) history (Antiochus and Stratonice); literature (Plutarch | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Diziani, Gaspare (Italian painter, 1689-1767) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Pittoni, Giovanni Battista, the younger (Italian painter and draftsman, 1687-1767) Previously attributed to Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico (Italian painter, 1727-1804) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9035... | Go to resource |
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