Antiochus and Stratonice
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · c. 1838 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Struck by a mysterious illness, Antiochus lies in bed near death. His grieving father, who has recently taken Stratonice as his wife, summons a doctor. Noticing that the sight of the young woman quickens Antiochus’s pulse and that passion causes his sickness, the doctor describes the youth’s predicament to his father, who selflessly offers Stratonice to his son. The subject, both a love story and an example of parental devotion, enjoyed considerable popularity well into the 1800s.
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- Maker
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867)
- Date
- c. 1838
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- Framed: 74.5 x 91.5 x 11 cm (29 5/16 x 36 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 48.1 x 63.9 cm (18 15/16 x 25 3/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
