The Death of Epaminondas, Isaac Walraven, 1726

The Death of Epaminondas, Isaac Walraven, 1726

oil on panel, h 61cm × w 80cm More details

Epaminondas was a Theban general who led the battle against Sparta in ancient Greece. His death from this struggle is an episode that was seldom depicted. These kinds of far-fetched and complex compositions were popular in the early 18th century. They allowed the painter to display his erudition and his masterly command of the full range of human feelings and emotional states.

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Identification

Title(s)

The Death of Epaminondas
Het sterfbed van Epaminondas

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-461

Inscriptions / marks

signature and date: ‘Isaak Walraven Fecit Aº 1726’
inscription: ‘Aº 1738 op de verkoping van Leyden is dit schilderij door Gildemeester gekocht voor 1200,- guldens en kosten de Heer Locquet op de verkoping van Walraven 1560 guld. Aº 1800 verkogt ...’

Description

Het sterfbed van Epaminondas, bevelhebber van het Thebaanse leger in de strijd tegen Sparta. De bevelhebber ligt op een bed onder een tent, omringd door zijn gevolg overmeesterd door wanhoop en smart.

Creation

Artist

painter: Isaac Walraven

Dating

1726

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 61 cm × width 80 cm

Subject

What

death of Epaminondas: he refuses to have the lance in his body withdrawn

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1871

Copyright

Documentation

Nederlandse kunst in het Rijksmuseum 1700-1800, Reinier J. Baarsen, Dirk Jan Biemond, Robert-Jan A. te Rijdt, Frits Scholten, p. 56-58, cat.nr. 14
Het galante tijdperk : schilderijen uit de collectie van het Rijksmuseum, 1700-1800, cat.nr. 8
De Amsterdamse verzamelaar Jan Gildemeester Jansz., Cornelius Joannes de Bruyn Kops, p. 111, afb. 41

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To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.6510

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