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Capriccio Marino
Capriccio Marino
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This work by the French painter Claude Lorrain dates back to the mid-17th century and illustrates the myth of the Cumaean Sibyl as narrated by Ovid in the Metamorphoses (XIV, 130-153).
The Sibyl is depicted sitting on a fragment of a column while showing the god Apollo a handful of grains of sand she has just gathered. With that gesture, she is expressing a wish that Apollo, having fallen in love with her, has promised to grant: to make her live as many years as the number of grains in her hand.
Unfortunately, as often happens, wishes made in haste and without much thought bring more trouble than benefits. The Sibyl, forgetting to ask for eternal youth in addition to eternal life, is destined for a slow and inexorable aging until only her voice remains.
The painting is now housed at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Dimensions: 12"x18" inches, which is approximately 30.5x45.7 cm
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Technical features
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Print measurements
- 10"x10" inches which equals approximately 25.4x25.4cm
- 12"x12" inches which is equivalent to approximately 30.5x30.5cm
- 14"x14" inches which equals approximately 35.5x35.5cm
- 16"x16" inches which is equivalent to approximately 40.6x40.6cm
- 12"x18" inches which equals approximately 30.5x45.7 cm
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Specifications
- 1.9 cm (75″) thick frame made of ayous wood from renewable forests
- Paper Thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mil)
- Weight: 189 g/m²
- Light
- Front protection in Acrylite
- Wall mounting accessories included