Johann Liss – Sleeping Nymph
Johann Liss Oldenburg 1595/97-Verona1631 Sleeping Nymph • 1619-25 Oil on canvas, 67,5 x 43,5 cm This exquisite painting of a sensual female figure asleep might portray a nymph, considering the rustic setting, while the detail in the top right, a nocturnal gleam, could suggest it is Ariadne asleep, abandoned by Theseus on the island of…