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French school of ca. 1730."The nymph Callisto seduced by Jupiter in the form of Diana".Oil on canvas. Relined.Size: 82 x 83.5 cm; 106 x 106 cm (frame).The gestation of the rococo painting takes place in France during the period of the Regency of Philip of Orleans (1715-23), having its stellar period during the reign of Louis XV (1723-74). The style represented the "discovery of freedom", the main idea of the society of the time. It was a hedonistic style of painting, centred on formal beauty and pleasant subjects, reflecting contemporary high society. In contrast to the thematic and formal rigour of the Baroque, Rococo represented colour and sensuality. One of the favourite themes par excellence during this period was love, which became a society game in which the libertine acted as a virtuoso. The game is broken down into four figures: choice, seduction, fall and rupture, all developed at a very fast pace. In the case of this painting, the scene depicted corresponds to the second moment, that of seduction, which was by far the favourite one for painters. The scene depicts the deception of the god Jupiter by the nymph Callisto, an episode narrated by Ovid in the Metamorphoses (Book II). Callisto, a nymph of great beauty and a member of Diana's retinue, was seduced by Jupiter, who took on Diana's features. Pregnant, the nymph tried to hide her condition from the goddess, who, a virgin herself, forced her companions to remain celibate. Jupiter turned her lover into a bear to spare her from punishment but, discovering the deception, Diana shot her with arrows. On her death, Callisto was taken to heaven by Jupiter, who placed her among the constellations and named her Ursa Major. Thus, the composition shows the goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt, with the fourth moon on her head and a quiver on her back. Next to her, Cupid (carrying the bow and arrows) rests on an eagle.The elements indicated are those that help to identify the two figures. Diana, in ancient Roman mythology, was the virgin goddess of the hunt, associated with animals and wild lands (forests, jungles...) and, later, supplanting Luna as the goddess of the hunt (which is why her attributes include the crescent quarter). Callisto was sometimes described as a nymph, and classical mythology considered her to be the daughter of the Pelasgian king Lycaon, as well as part of the court of Artemis or Diana. Ovid ("The Metamorphoses") records one episode in particular that reflects the relationship between the two: it would show here the moment when the goddess discovers that her maiden has become pregnant by Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology), who had transformed himself into Diana to get closer to the nymph; or, perhaps, the very moment of the impersonation. This theme has been treated by masters such as Rubens, Dosso Dossi, Palma the Elder, Gaetano Gandolfi, Guglielmo della Porta, Titian (two versions), Boucher, Federico Cervelli, Nicolas René Jollain, etc.
Lot 112
CRANMER (THOMAS)A Defence of the True and Catholike Doctrine of the Sacrament of the Body and Bloud of Our Saviour Christ, title within wide historiated woodcut border, woodcut initials, black letter, lacks final leaf (2G4), title with ink date ('1550') added with other annotations (?by J. Ratcliffe, see footnote) in margins, and strengthened with paper on blank verso of fore-margin, early nineteenth century half calf, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, upper joint weakened [ESTC S109032], small 4to, [Reynold Wolfe, 1550]Footnotes:One of three editions of Archbishop Cranmer's first full-length book to bear his name, a repudiation of the doctrine of transubstantiation were published in the same year. This is the second with catchwords 'ter' at B4r, and 'before' S1r.Provenance: ?John Ratcliffe (1707-1776, book collector), his ink annotations in margins of title-page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 219
OZ MAGAZINEA complete run of the 48 issues of the London edition of 'OZ', illustrated throughout, some issues with folding posters (Che Guevera, Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Robert Crumb's 'Honeybunch', Oz Trial, etc.) and inserts, publisher's pictorial wrappers, 4to and folio, Privately Printed, 1967-1973; together with 10 additional issues, with variant colours, and a few items of 'OZ' ephemera (quantity)Footnotes:A GOOD COMPLETE RUN OF OZ, the most iconic and controversial counter-culture magazine of the sixties and early seventies, covering subjects such as feminism, gay rights, racism, sex, drugs, rock music and the Vietnam War.The magazine's use of visually striking graphic art and innovative printing techniques (including fold-out posters, metallic foils and new fluorescent inks), and provocative photographic images, was accompanied by equally provocative editorial content. Issue 28 (the 'School Kids' issue), including a very adult Rupert Bear, led to obscenity charges being brought in 1971 against the three editors, a trial described by John Mortimer, counsel for the defence, as 'standing at the crossroads of our liberty, at the boundaries of our freedom to think and say and draw and write what we please'. The three were found guilty, but their convictions were overturned following appeal. This set includes the Che Guevara, 'Outcry! People's Park', Robert Crumb's 'Honeybunch/Jail Bait', Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin posters, and a few other inserts. Related material includes an Oz Magazine invitation to the Obscenity Trial, a Campaign sticker for the Oz Obscenity Trial (yellow and red featuring 'Honeybunch'), and 2 posters (yellow and blue variants) for the Friends of Oz 'Independence Day Carnival.. to support the defendants in the Oz Obscenity Trial'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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