Alpheus and Arethusa by Luca Giordano (1680)

Painting of a nude woman fleeing a running man in red drapery, with a female figure emerging from clouds above.

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Alpheus and Arethusa, Luca Giordano (1680), Hermitage Museum. Via artnap.com

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A mythological scene in which a nude woman flees across a rocky shore while a muscular young man in a dark tunic and red drapery pursues her, reaching toward her. A third female figure emerges from a swirling white cloud above, gesturing toward the pair. This is Alpheus and Arethusa by Luca Giordano, dated 1680, held in the Hermitage Museum.

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Date

1680

Medium

Painting

Museum

Hermitage Museum

License

Public domain