Departure of the Amazons
During the 1620s, Déruet was the principal painter to the duchy of Lorraine, an important artistic center in present-day eastern France. Initially trained by Jacques Bellange, another Lorraine court painter, Déruet took a trip to Rome in the 1610s which was pivotal in exposing him to works by the painter and engraver Antonio Tempesta. Like a number of Northern European artists of his generation, Déruet followed Tempesta’s lead creating complex compositions of classically inspired hunt and battle subjects such as these.
Artwork Details
- Title: Departure of the Amazons
- Artist: Claude Déruet (French, Nancy ca. 1588–1660 Nancy)
- Date: 1620s
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
- Object Number: 1976.100.6
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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