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| Triumph of the Amazons |
Artist:Claude Déruet (French, Nancy ca. 1588–1660 Nancy)
Date:1620s
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:20 1/4 x 26 in. (51.4 x 66 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
In 1619, after several years of study in Rome, Déruet returned to his native Nancy to become the principal painter and decorator to the dukes of Lorraine. He worked in a variety of genres and supervised a busy shop. The awkward but sprightly figures after the antique are typical.
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