Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Cycles / Della Bella, Jeu des Fables, 1644
Pygmalion / Myth / Pygmalion falling in love with the statue

SOCIAL LIFE

Games / Cards / Della Bella, Jeu des Fables, 1644

Further details

Eight of Spades from a set of 52 playing cards from Jeu des Fables, commissioned by Cardinal Mazarin for Louis XIV. Inscription: 'Pigmalion / Excellent Sculpteur devint amou- / reux d'une belle Statue qu'il avoit / faicte, laquella a sa priere fut changée / par Venus en une fille qu'il espousa.

Artist or creator

Della Bella, Stefano (1610-1664)

Date

1644

Location

London, British Museum (Dept. of Prints and Drawings)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

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Web resources

British Museum

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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