Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546–1611) | Venus in the Smithy of Vulcan | 1610 | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
- Forge, also called a smithy, the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith
- Smith (metalwork), sometimes referred to as a smithy, a person involved in the shaping of metal objects
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Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546–1611) | Hercules and Omphale | ca. 1585
In Greek mythology, Omphale (Ancient Greek: Ὀμφάλη) was a daughter of Iardanus, either a king ofLydia, or a river-god. Omphale was queen of the kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor; according toBibliotheke[1] she was the wife of Tmolus, the oak-clad mountain king of Lydia; after he was gored to death by a bull, she continued to reign on her own.
Diodorus Siculus provides the first appearance of the Omphale theme in literature, though Aeschyluswas aware of the episode.[2] The Greeks did not recognize her as a goddess: the undisputed etymological connection with omphalos, the world-navel, has never been made clear.[3] In her best-known myth, she is the mistress of the hero Heracles during a year of required servitude, a scenario that offered writers and artists opportunities to explore sexual roles and erotic themes.
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This concert is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Bartholomeus Spranger: Splendor and Eroticism in Imperial Prague,” opening November 4.
Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546–1611) | Jupiter and Antiope | 1596 | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
The first major exhibition devoted to Bartholomeus Spranger, a fascinating artist who served a cardinal, a pope, and two Holy Roman Emperors, is now on view. This exhibition examines Spranger's remarkable career through a selection of his rare paintings, drawings, and etchings. http://met.org/1wsjRbU
Bartholomeus Spranger (Flemish, 1546–1611) | Jupiter and Antiope | ca. 1595–97 | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
- Bartholomeus Spranger
- Born: March 21, 1546, Antwerp, Belgium
- Died: June 27, 1611, Prague, Czech Republic
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