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A group of figures sits in a classical landscape. In the middle stands a king who seems to have grown large ears. This is the Judgement of Midas, taken from the Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses. On the right is the sun god Apollo, wearing a red cloak and a laurel crown and holding his lyre; on the left is the satyr Pan with his pipes. Pan challenged Apollo to a musical contest: the unfortunate Midas judged Pan the better player so Apollo punished him by turning his ears into those of a donkey. This is one of ten frescoes by Domenichino and assistants which originally adorned a garden pavilion in the grounds of the Villa Aldobrandini at Frascati, near Rome. Eight were transferred to canvas and are now in our collection. All show stories of Apollo, who in this cycle was intended to represent the light of reason.
Title
The Judgement of Midas
Date
1616-18
Medium
Fresco, transferred to canvas and mounted on board
Measurements
H 267 x W 224 cm
Accession number
NG6285
Acquisition method
Bought, 1958
Work type
Painting
