Mattheus Ignatius van Bree (Flemish, 1773-1839), Two Framed Drawings: Woman with A Poet Holding a Lyre and Dion's Widow, Imprisoned by Calippus, Entre

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Lot Description

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree (Flemish, 1773-1839)

Two Framed Drawings: Woman with A Poet Holding a Lyre and Dion's Widow, Imprisoned by Calippus, Entreats Him to Save her Infant Son
Each bearing the artist's monogram stamp (Lugt, 1881) l.r. or l.l.
Each ink and wash highlighted with white on tan or blue paper, sight sizes to 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (9.0 x 13.5 cm).
Condition: Rippling, foxing, not examined out of frames.

N.B. According to Lugt, the stamp that we see on these two works was affixed to van Bree's drawings remaining in his studio after his death.

Condition

Condition: Framed dimensions are:

Poet with an eglomise mat, frame is 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 1 inches.

Dion's Widow frame is 6 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 3/4 inches, framed without glass.

The Story of Dion's Widow: Dion was the tyranical ruler of Syracuse. Dion’s wife, Arete, and sister, Aristomache, discovered the soldier Callippus’s plot against Dion, but Dion was grieving his young son's accidental death and did not take action. Arete and Aristomache further inquired about the plot against Dion, and when Callippus discovered this, he approached them and told them that he would prove his loyalty. They demanded Callippus take the Great Oath, involving a ceremony in Persephone’s temple, which he did. But, following the ceremony, Callippus broke his vow and stabbed Dion to death, taking control of Syracuse.

Callippus’s hold on Syracuse was tenuous. Friends of Dion attempted an unsuccessful revolt against him. Callippus had Arete and Aristomache thrown in prison, where Arete gave birth to Dion’s son. Due to his increasing unpopularity, Callippus did not have Dion's son killed, despite the danger he posed.

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