Jan Wildens (Dutch, 1586-1653), Studio of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640), Jason and the Golden Fleece

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  Jan Wildens (Dutch, 1586-1653), Studio of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
  
  Jason and the Golden Fleece
  Unsigned.
  Oil on canvas, 76 x 127 3/8 in. (193.0 x 323.5 cm), framed.
  Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
  
  Provenance: Julia and Richard H. Rush (1915-2011), North Fort Myers, Florida (date unknown); by gift to the present collection, 1958. Property of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Sold for the benefit of the collection.
  
  Literature: Treasures of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College (New York: Hudson Hill Press, 1985), p. 91, no. 72.
  
  Exhibitions: Carpenter Galleries Exhibition, Carpenter Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December, 1962; Director's Choice, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 10-July 10, 1966; European Paintings from the College Collection, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 13-October 6, 1974; Permanent exhibition of selected European paintings from the College Collection, European Room, Carpenter Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 1975-?; In Pursuit of Attribution: A New Look at the College Collection, Carpenter Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 17-October 23, 1977.
  
  N.B. This exciting and unusual scene shows the mythological Greek hero Jason about to capture the Golden Fleece which hangs from a branch on the tree on the left, a fierce dragon coiled at its base. Jason, whose vessel the Argo is seen in the background on the right, was charged to capture the Golden Fleece from Aeëtes, King of Colchis. Aeëtes promised to give it to Jason only if he could perform three fearsome, seemingly impossible tasks. The figure group on the left seems to represent Medea with her attendants. The sorceress Medea was the daughter of Aeëtes, who defied her father and used her magic to aid Jason in his quests, then fled with him to Greece. The dramatic moment captured here is the third and final hurdle, to overcome a sleepless dragon which guarded the Golden Fleece. Jason subdued the dragon with a potion, given by Medea, distilled from herbs. The dragon fell asleep, and Jason was able to seize the Golden Fleece.

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  Condition: Framed dimensions are 83 3/4 x 134 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches.
  
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