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Lot n° 312

Mittelitalienischer Maler des 17. Jahrhundert...

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SEMIRAMIS RECEIVES MESSAGE FROM THE BABYLONIAN RISE Oil on canvas. Doubled. 97 x 214 cm. Depicted is the moment when the legendary queen of Assyria receives the news of the Babylonian uprising from a blond curly youth. The queen, in an elegant dress and noble jewellery in her hair, was known for her beauty. To her left, accompanied by the young man, two soldiers in armour and helmet. To the left, the view in the distance falls on a palace. In art history rather rare representation of Greek antiquity. Minor retouching. (1221641) (3) (18)