Cephalus and Procris

Anonymous, Flemish, 18th century|Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century|Denijs Calvaert|Jan de Bisschop

16th century · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk · Drawings and Prints

According to myth, the hunter Cephalus rose before dawn each day and, on one tragic morning, accidentally killed his wife with the spear she had given him. A lively application of wash and opaque white suffuses the scene with a soft light, as if darkness has just faded into day.

Artist

Anonymous, Flemish, 18th century|Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century|Denijs Calvaert|Jan de Bisschop

Date

16th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, David Tunick Gift, 1996