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Aesop, 1855 (oil on canvas)

IMAGE number
ROC1074769
Image title
Aesop, 1855 (oil on canvas)
Artist
Wittmer, Johann Michael (1802-80) / German
Location
Royal Collection Trust
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
1855 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
135.9x178.8 cms
Image description

In the shade of a great tree, a crowd has gathered to listen to Aesop recounting his fables. The landscape of Ancient Greece is marked by a classical temple, seen in the right background, and mountains across the bay beyond. Aesop has positioned himself above a spring which spouts from a lion’s head, carved into the rock. A cross-section of Ancient Greek society have gathered, including noble men and women, slaves carrying ewers and the philosopher, Xanthos, who purchased Aesop along with two other slaves in the marketplace at Samos. In addition, an assortment of animals including a goat, horse and lambs are scattered throughout the composition which – coupled with the leopard skin worn by one youth – serve as reminders to the viewer of the content of the fables themselves.

Photo credit
Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III, 2024 / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
19th century / fountain / ancient Greece / Antiquity / Aesop / wisdom / animals / slave / greek / story / ancient greece / captivated / idyllic / stories / storyteller / philosopher / fount / storytelling / outdoors / classical / spring / rapt / orator / entertainment / audience / idyll / speaking / listening / xanthos / Painting / Mzpainting
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