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After Bernardo Strozzi il Cappuccino (Italian, 1581-1644)
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After Bernardo Strozzi il Cappuccino (Italian, 1581-1644)
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After Bernardo Strozzi il Cappuccino (Italian, 1581-1644)
After Bernardo Strozzi il Cappuccino (Italian, 1581-1644)
Berenice,
wife of Ptolemy III
oil on canvas
100.2 x 84.5 cm. (39 1/2 x 33 1/4 in.)
Provenance:
Provenance
Private Collection, London
This work presents one of Strozzi’s favourite subjects, which he revisited multiple times, including a version housed at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. Additional signed variants can be found in Los Angeles, Munich, Bologna, El Paso, and Stuttgart.
Berenice II, a queen of Egypt in the 3rd century B.C., is renowned for the legend of "Berenice's Lock."
When her husband, Ptolemy III, embarked on a military campaign to Syria, Berenice vowed to sacrifice a lock of her hair for his safe return.
Upon his safe return, she dedicated her hair in the temple of Aphrodite at Cape Zephyrium in Alexandria.
The next day, the lock was mysteriously gone.
The court astronomer, Conon of Samos, proclaimed that Aphrodite had placed it among the stars, creating the constellation Coma Berenices.
This tale was celebrated by poets like Callimachus and Catullus, highlighting Berenice's profound devotion.
After Bernardo Strozzi il Cappuccino (Italian, 1581-1644)
Berenice,
wife of Ptolemy III
oil on canvas
100.2 x 84.5 cm. (39 1/2 x 33 1/4 in.)
Provenance:
Provenance
Private Collection, London
This work presents one of Strozzi’s favourite subjects, which he revisited multiple times, including a version housed at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. Additional signed variants can be found in Los Angeles, Munich, Bologna, El Paso, and Stuttgart.
Berenice II, a queen of Egypt in the 3rd century B.C., is renowned for the legend of "Berenice's Lock."
When her husband, Ptolemy III, embarked on a military campaign to Syria, Berenice vowed to sacrifice a lock of her hair for his safe return.
Upon his safe return, she dedicated her hair in the temple of Aphrodite at Cape Zephyrium in Alexandria.
The next day, the lock was mysteriously gone.
The court astronomer, Conon of Samos, proclaimed that Aphrodite had placed it among the stars, creating the constellation Coma Berenices.
This tale was celebrated by poets like Callimachus and Catullus, highlighting Berenice's profound devotion.