Gallery Label Harmonia, the daughter of the king of Syracuse, was threatened by a band of conspirators who had murdered her family. To save her life, she exchanged clothes with a slave girl who, dressed as the princess, was murdered. Moved by the courage of the girl, Harmonia revealed her identity and was also killed.
Notes Harmonia, the daughter of the king of Syracuse, was threatened by a band of conspirators who had murdered her family. To save her life, she exchanged clothes with a slave girl who, dressed as the princess, was murdered. Moved by the courage of the girl, Harmonia revealed her identity and was also killed.
Provenance private collection, France (until 1959; sold to Wildenstein); [Wildenstein, Paris and New York, 1959–69; sold to MMA]
Exhibition History Paris. Salon. 1751, no. 35.
New York. Wildenstein & Co., Inc.. "Gods & Heroes: Baroque Images of Antiquity," October 30, 1968–January 4, 1969, no. 27.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Patterns of Collecting: Selected Acquisitions, 1965–1975," December 6, 1975–March 23, 1976, unnumbered cat.
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