Artemisia Drinking Wine Mixed with the Ashes of her Husband, Mausolus

1620 · Private collection

mythological

The love between Artemisia II and her brother Mausolus was so profound, they became symbols of love and devotion. Mausolus was a rich Greek vassal of the Persian Empire in what is now Turkey. Under the reign of he and his sister, their territory flourished, and they built many monuments.

Artemisia Drinking Wine Mixed with the Ashes of her Husband, Mausolus

About the Artist

Filippo Tarchiani

1576 – 1645

Italian painter. He was a pupil of Gregorio Pagani. He spent seven years in Rome (from 1601-1607). Upon his return to Florence, Tarchiani began to work in a more naturalistic idiom, undoubtedly also influenced by the Neapolitan painters of the Gentileschi family as well as by Battistello Caracciolo, who also worked at the grand ducal court. Tarchiani is an interesting and individual exponent of Florentine early seventeenth century painting, demonstrating the many artistic trends current at the Medici Court. He was able to emulate the new naturalistic tendencies of Carravaggism and yet remained firmly grounded in the Florentine School of the disegno.

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