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NAVEZ, François-Joseph
(b. 1787, Charleroi, d. 1869, Bruxelles)
The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus
1829
Oil on canvas, 197 x 147 cm
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
This painting represents an unusual mythological scene. Navez, who studied under David in Paris and Brussels, made his name primarily as a portraitist and a painter of religious and historical compositions, refers in this work to the sensuality of the French Rococo, which he combines with a classical form. This hybrid character is typical of many 19th-century salon pieces.
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Author: NAVEZ, François-Joseph
Title: The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus
Form: painting
Time-line: 1801-1850
School: Belgian