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Death of Prokrida. Satyr mourning a nymph

Piero di Cosimo • Painting, 1495, 65.4×184.2 cm
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130.2 × 46.1 cm • 150 dpi
65.1 × 23.0 cm • 300 dpi
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About the artwork
Art form: Painting
Subject and objects: Nude, Mythological scene
Style of art: Renaissance
Technique: Oil
Materials: Wood
Date of creation: 1495
Size: 65.4×184.2 cm
Artwork in collection: Piero di Medici Anna Denisenko
Artwork in selections: 2 selections
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Description of the artwork «Death of Prokrida. Satyr mourning a nymph»

The most famous painting by Piero di Cosimo of the mature period of creativity - Death of Procrida (London, National Gallery). Here, both the general mood and the landscape with the winding lines of the coast and the hill echo the forms of the body of a dying girl.

The story of Prokrida is a complicated story, very turbulent, extremely eventful.

Procrida was married to Cephalus, the son of Deionaeus.
According to a little-known version, at first she had a relationship with her father Erechtey, from whom she gave birth to a daughter, Aglavra. She shared a bed with Pteleont, having received a golden wreath as a gift, but Kefalus was caught in treason and fled to Minos. According to Hyginus, this Pteleont was her husband Kefal, whose appearance was changed by Eos (while Eos tried to seduce Kefal).
On Crete, she healed Minos from a venereal disease, and he gave her a wonderful dog, from which no animal could escape, and a spear that did not miss. She also shared a bed with Minos. According to another version, she hunted with Artemis, but she drove her away, having learned that she was not a virgin. Procrida told Artemis about her misfortunes, and she promised to help by giving her the dog Lelapa, a wonderful spear and giving her the appearance of a young man.
She returned to Athens and challenged Kefalus to a hunting competition. With the help of a wonderful spear and a dog, Procrida won the competition, and then Kephal asked the stranger to sell the spear. Then Procrida promised to give the dog if he "agrees to bestow her with his youthful beauty." Mullet agreed to lie down with the stranger, then Procris opened to him. The couple made up. When they hunted together, Mullet accidentally threw a spear at her and killed her.

It is worth adding that the wonderful dog Lelap is the constellation Big Dog.
Lelap sits on the right in the picture, as a separate and important character - the amazing expression of the dog's muzzle - it is both detached and very sympathetic, she pity her mistress more than anyone else. The dog is a full-fledged, very important character on this canvas.
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