Gerard de Lairesse, 1680 - Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus - fine art print

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General information by Rijksmuseum (© - Rijksmuseum - Rijksmuseum)

During his wanderings, Odysseus encounters the nymph Calypso, who falls in love with him and holds him captive on her island. Jupiter then sends Mercury to command her to let Odysseus return to his wife. Lairesse made this painting, together with several other works representing exemplary love and devotion, for Mary Stuart’s apartments in Soestdijk Palace.

About the over 340 years old painting

This 17th century artpiece was painted by the baroque painter Gerard de Lairesse in 1680. Today, the work of art can be viewed in in the art collection of Rijksmuseum, which is the largest museum for Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages to the present day. With courtesy of: Rijksmuseum (licensed - public domain).The creditline of the artpiece is: . Moreover, alignment is portrait and has a ratio of 3 : 4, meaning that the length is 25% shorter than the width. Gerard de Lairesse was a male engraver, painter, art historian, decorator, whose style can be classified as Baroque. The painter lived for a total of 70 years and was born in 1641 in Liege, Liege province, Wallonia, Belgium and deceased in 1711.

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The painter

Artist name: Gerard de Lairesse
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Gender of the artist: male
Nationality of artist: Dutch
Professions: art historian, painter, engraver, decorator
Home country: the Netherlands
Classification: old master
Styles: Baroque
Lifespan: 70 years
Year born: 1641
Birthplace: Liege, Liege province, Wallonia, Belgium
Year of death: 1711
City of death: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Structured information on the artwork

Title of the piece of art: "Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus"
Artwork classification: painting
Art categorization: classic art
Temporal classification: 17th century
Artpiece year: 1680
Artwork age: around 340 years
Exhibited in: Rijksmuseum
Museum location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website of the museum: Rijksmuseum
License type of artwork: public domain
Courtesy of: Rijksmuseum

Structured product details

Article type: art copy
Reproduction: digital reproduction
Production process: UV print / digital printing
Production: made in Germany
Stock type: on demand production
Proposed product use: wall art, wall decoration
Image alignment: portrait alignment
Image ratio: 3 : 4
Aspect ratio interpretation: the length is 25% shorter than the width
Materials you can choose from: acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), poster print (canvas paper), canvas print, metal print (aluminium dibond)
Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) size options: 30x40cm - 12x16", 60x80cm - 24x31", 90x120cm - 35x47", 120x160cm - 47x63"
Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) variants: 30x40cm - 12x16", 60x80cm - 24x31", 90x120cm - 35x47"
Poster print (canvas paper) size variants: 30x40cm - 12x16", 60x80cm - 24x31", 90x120cm - 35x47"
Aluminium print (aluminium dibond material) sizes: 30x40cm - 12x16", 60x80cm - 24x31", 90x120cm - 35x47"
Art print framing: please bear in mind that this reproduction has no frame

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