Cephalus and Procris
According to myth, the hunter Cephalus rose before dawn each day and, on one tragic morning, accidentally killed his wife with the spear she had given him. A lively application of wash and opaque white suffuses the scene with a soft light, as if darkness has just faded into day.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cephalus and Procris
- Artist: Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
- Artist: Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Flemish, 18th century
- Former Attribution: formerly attributed to Denijs Calvaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1540–1619 Bologna)
- Former Attribution: formerly attributed to Jan de Bisschop (Dutch, Amsterdam 1628–1671 The Hague)
- Date: 16th century
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk
- Dimensions: 14 5/16 x 10 13/16 in. (36.3 x 27.5 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Purchase, David Tunick Gift, 1996
- Object Number: 1996.21
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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