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Calumny and Innocence

Yesterday Kathy and I visited the Blanton Art Museum, and I was particularly pleased to learn of this 16th century engraving by Giorgio Ghisi depicting a famous scene from ancient Greek art and literature - the Calumny of Apelles. According to the Museum's website:Apelles was the most famous painter in ancient Greece. Maligned by an envious colleague, he devised an allegory of Calumny. In an essay on the theme, the Roman satirist Lucian gave the only description of the painting to survive. Its re-creation became a favorite challenge for Renaissance artists. Giorgio Ghisi's engraving is one of the best-known versions. Reproducing Luca Penni's design, it closely follows Lucian's description: Calumny, accompanied by Deceit and Envy, drags Innocence before a donkey-eared man, flanked by Ignorance and Suspicion...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 15, 2009 (boomark / email).