Medea Rejuvenating Aeson
Artist: Corrado Giaquinto (Italian, 1703–1766)
Original Dimensions: 29" x 21 1/2"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (ca. 1760) "An inscription on the back of this canvas identifies it as a sketch executed by Giaquinto when he worked in Madrid as a designer for the Royal Tapestry Manufactory of Santa Barbara. The tapestry, probably destined for a Spanish royal residence, was never produced. The subject is taken from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and depicts the sorceress Medea in the foreground, casting spells to rejuvenate the body of her husband’s father, Aeson. Two altars burn with sacrifices, including a black sheep. Medea has also summoned the moon, represented by the goddess Diana, identified by the crescent moon on her head." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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