Leonilla Turns into an Orange Tree,
Domenico Zampieri Domenichino (Bologna 1581 - Naples 1641)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1640 - 1646
Materials
Ink on paper
Measurements
300 x 200 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.5.84
Caption
Copy in Museum of Fine Arts Ghen https://www.mskgent.be/en/collection/2015-bm
Summary
(Folio 29, recto, lower print). Leonilla, Harmonillus' sister, hears that her mother and brother have turned into lemon trees and immediately returns from hunting. She sees her mother's tree and because she has golden hair, she turns into an orange tree herself.
Makers and roles
Domenico Zampieri Domenichino (Bologna 1581 - Naples 1641), creator Cornelis Bloemaert II (Utrecht 1603 - Rome 1692) , creator