Bidspirit auction | Flemish master of the 17/18th

Flemish master of the 17/18th century - THE ROBBERY OF PROSERPINA - The centre of the painting depicts Pluto, the god of the underworld, in his golden chariot drawn by two horses, abducting the violently resisting Proserpina, the daughter of Jupiter and Ceres. The nymph Kyane, lingering in her spring, observes the robbery and tries to prevent the abduction by raising her arms. Pluto makes the abductee his wife and thus ruler over the dead and queen of the underworld. Oil on canvas. 63.5 x 76 cm.