518 - J. STRIXNER (*1782) after CARRACCI (*1560), Diana and Endymion, ca. 1811, lithograph

J. STRIXNER (*1782) after CARRACCI (*1560), Diana and Endymion, ca. 1811, lithograph Johann Nepomuk Franz Xaver Strixner (1782 Altötting – 1855 Munich) after Annibale Carracci (before 1560 Bologna – 1609 Rome): Diana and Endymion, Incunabulum of Lithography, 1811–1816, c. 1811, lithograph Technique: Lithograph on paper Inscription: Signed at the bottom of the image: “H. Carracci. // N: Strixner/del:", listed in Winkler: Die Frühzeit der Deutschen Lithographie, No. 965, 9.3. / Dussler p. 139 No. XX, 3. Munich 1811–16. Endymion—in Greek mythology, the beautiful and eternally youthful lover of Artemis, the Roman Diana—is depicted sleeping in the center of the image. Diana emerges from the clouds on the right. In the foreground on the right is a sleeping dog; behind on the left, above, are two putti. Diana falls in love with Endymion. With Zeus’s help, she lulls him into an eternal sleep to save him from death and thus grant him eternal youth. Every night she visits him in the cave and bears a total of fifty daughters with him. Date: c. 1811 Keywords: 19th century, Figurative, Mythology, Germany, Size: Paper: 35.0 cm x 28.0 cm (13.8 x 11 in), Image: 25.5 cm x 18.5 cm (10 x 7.3 in) Condition: Good condition. The image is in very good condition. Creased in the upper corners and discolored due to a previous mounting on the back; lower corners are rubbed; the image has tiny punctures in places. Trimmed along the outer margin line.