Atalanta and Meleager, ca. 1616, Oil on wood, 52 1/2 x 42 in. (133.4 x 106.7 cm), Paintings, Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), This magnificent picture illustrates a story from the Metamorphoses of Ovid (1st century A.D.). Meleager has killed the wild boar that ravaged the countryside and presented the head to the virgin Atalanta, with whom he has fallen in love
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Atalanta, Meleager, ca, 1616, Oil, wood, 52 1/2 x 42, 133.4 106.7 cm, Paintings, Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, Siegen, 1577–1640, Antwerp, magnificent, picture, illustrates, story, Metamorphoses, Ovid, 1st century, D, killed, wild boar, ravaged, countryside, presented, head, virgin Atalanta, whom, fallen, love
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