Death of King Candaules by Giambattista Pittoni (1720)

Painting of a nude man lying on a bed as a woman and a bearded man in blue with a dagger stand beside him.

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Death of King Candaules, Giambattista Pittoni (1720), Hermitage Museum. Via artnap.com

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A reclining nude man lies across a white bed with his arm raised, while a woman with pale hair and a jeweled headpiece leans in beside a bearded man in blue who grips a dagger. The composition shows a dramatic moment of betrayal in a richly draped bedchamber, painted in Giambattista Pittoni's oil on canvas dated 1720 and held by the Hermitage Museum.

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Date

1720

Medium

Painting

Museum

Hermitage Museum

License

Public domain