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These two small paintings are part of a group of four scenes, which are painted on two wooden panels. They would once have decorated a piece of furniture, perhaps the case of a musical instrument. They illustrate key scenes from Tebaldeo’s popular Second Eclogue, first printed in Modena in 1498. The first and third scenes are represented on this panel: Damon broods on his Unrequited Love and Damon takes his Life. In the first scene the young shepherd, Damon, sits on the ground with his head in his hand, thinking about his unrequited love for Amaryllis. He has stopped playing his lyre and ignores his flock of sheep. In the third scene, Damon is in a rugged, desolate landscape with a lake or shore in the middle distance. We see the moment he plunges the dagger into his chest in despair.
Title
Scenes from Tebaldeo's Eclogues: Damon broods on his Unrequited Love / Damon takes his Life
Date
about 1510
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 45.2 x W 19.9 cm
Accession number
NG4884.1
Acquisition method
Bought with a contribution from The Art Fund, 1937.
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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