Jealousy in European Paintings (Olga E.)

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Jealousy in paintings
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For as long as humans have been around, they've
been going about the business of making more
humans. (Obviously.) And tied up in that is the
messy business of relationships, of the most
intense emotions
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Medea and the beautiful Argonaut, the first
human Cain Romulus and Remus nursed by the same
she-wolf, Vulcan who loves Venus who loves
Mars Eve and the Apple of the Tree of
Temptation and the most human of emotions that
inspired the painters
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from Rubens to Munch, passing through Delacroix,
Ingres or Gauguin ...
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Jealousy in paintings
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The Book of Genesis 418, this was the first
jealous murder in human history. Jealous
fratricide According to the biblical story,
God was pleased with Abels offering of a lamb,
but not with Cains offering of some leftover
harvest Cain, disappointed and enraged, killed
his brother in the field. There is the jealous
triangle of Cain, Abel and God, and Cains
heightened emotional reaction when he feels the
threat of losing Gods love to Abel.
Peter Paul Rubens Cain Slaying Abel Caïn
tuant Abel 1608-1609 The Courtauld, London
(Samuel Courtauld Trust)
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A landscape is monochrome, dark ... Abel
sacrificed, as it were, on his own altar. He is
already bleeding from a gaping head wound, and
next Cain will strike him with the splintered end
of his club. The tree trunk separates the
scene of the fighting men from the scene in the
lower portion the decapitated head of a calf,
and Cain himself fleeing, with the staff of a
wayfarer over his shoulders, an allusion to the
first steps taken by humanity as it moves further
and further from terrestrial paradise.
Tintoretto Le Tintoret Cain
and Abel also The Murder of Abel, and The Death
of Abel Caïn tuant Abel ou Le Meurtre
d'Abel 1551-1552 Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
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According to the Bible, the older brothers who
were jealous of their father's love sell Joseph
to the Ishmailites (Book IV of the Old
Testament). the most tragic scene of the
betrayal. Joseph, stripped to the waist, is
seized and led to the white-robed merchants who
have just arrived. Károly
Ferenczy Joseph Sold into Slavery by his
Brothers Joseph vendu comme esclave par ses
frères 1900 Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Budapest
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The jealousy of Judas ... why Judas betrayed
Christ ? Greed is the most obvious answer. But
jealousy may well have had something to do with
it too. Judas was jealous of the apostles, of
the attention the other Apostles were getting.
Or perhaps Judas was jealous of Christ
himself. ... Judas, with the Devil at his back
and holding a sack of gold. But it is not only
Satan at work here. Judas wears a yellow robe.
In Giotto's days yellow was the color of jealousy
... Judas, then, is jealous. Giot
to di Bondone No. 28 Scenes from the Life of
Christ 12. Judas' Betrayal N.28 Scènes de la vie
du Christ 12. La trahison de Judas
1304-1306 Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel),
Padua
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The jealous ... Christ humbly kneeling , the
adulterous woman and an aggressive Pharisee
leaning. ... In John 8, the Pharisees bring an
adulterous woman to Jesus at the temple and ask
him what punishment they should mete out to her.
According to the law passed down by Moses, she
should be stoned to death. Its really a trap.
The Pharisees want both the woman and Jesus
brought to heel the woman, because shes an
adulterous sinner, and Jesus, because hes
getting too big. Theyre jealous of his
influence, his teaching and his renown,
authority within the community. The Pharisees
ask Jesus again and again what he thinks,
tempting him, to break Mosaic Law by
protecting the woman, so they might have to
accuse him. Jesus writes on the ground, and
says He that is without sin among you, let him
first cast a stone at her. Pieter
Bruegel the Elder Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien Christ
and the Woman Taken in Adultery Le Christ et la
Femme adultère 1565 Courtauld Institute of Art,
University of London, London
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Saul's jealousy and David sallied out with
the Israelites to fight the Philistines, and
David defeated the Philistines, and the people
sang Saul has killed thousands and David has
killed tens of thousands. Saul grew jealous
then and Saul wanted David to perish now.
... one day, when David was playing the harp in
Sauls palace and Saul tried to pin David to
the wall with his spear, but David avoided the
thrust and the lance stuck in the wall.
Guercino Saul Attacking David Saül
attaque David 1646 Galleria Nazionale d'Arte
Antica, Rome
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The Jealousy of Cronus, one version of family
jealousy ... The Greek god Cronus (Saturn, in
Roman mythology) ate five of his six children as
soon as they were born. Cronus had learned that
one of them would overthrow him as ruler of the
universe. He was not afraid of his children as
much as he was jealous of what they represented
a youth and strength that he was beginning to
lose The emphasis on Cronos' eyes the
whites of them matching the white pallor of his
son's flesh emphasizes the jealousy at his
heart. Francisco de Goya Saturn
Saturne 1819-1823 Museo del Prado, Madrid
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The jealous Medea ... first killed her sexual
rival Glauce by sending her a dress that had been
smeared in poison. Then, Medea jealously avenges
Jason's betrayal by killing killing the two
children The maternal instinct is rejected in
favour of the playing out of jealousy and of
sexual revenge. ... Moment of high tension that
precedes the crime. The young woman knows she is
being hunted and looks worried. Her children are
struggling to escape her clutches. A dark
shadow partly masks her face, representing the
madness that blinds her. Eugène
Delacroix Médée Medea 1838 Palais des Beaux-Arts
de Lille, Lille
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A death by terrible jealousy ... Tereus,
requests his sons presence and the two women,
show him the head of the victim as one more of
the plates at the banquet. Tereus, King of
Thrace raped his sister-in-law, Philomela,
cutting out her tongue in order to avoid being
denounced. But when Philomela weaves a tapestry,
her sister Procne discovers the atrocious
event. Philomela protests to Tereus before being
silenced, I have become a concubine, my
sisters rival, thereby signaling a sexual
jealousy. Procne driven mad by jealousy she
took Itys and killed him and after cooking him
served him up to Tereus. Jealousy of whom?
... of her husband? or jealousy of her sister?
Or does the jealousy find a second target in
Itys, his fathers lookalike, as if the child
were the erring partner? Peter Paul
Rubens and workshop, atelier Tereus' Banquet or
Tereus Confronted with the Head of his Son Le
banquet de Térée ou Térée confronté à la tête de
son fils Itys 1636-1638 Museo del Prado, Madrid
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A veritable vaudeville scene ... Amor or Cupid,
who is not entirely blameless himself, pretends
to be asleep, lover Mars is hiding helmeted
under a bed and Vulcan, who has limped out of
his forge, to see whether, as he fears, adultery
has actually been committed, is distracted by his
wife's naked body, disregarding the warnings of
his dog. Jacopo Tintoretto Le
Tintoret Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan Mars
et Vénus surpris par Vulcain 1551-1552 Alte
Pinakothek, Munich
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Zeus arranged a marriage banquet and, wanting to
keep the party calm, did not invite the goddess
Eris, goddess of discord. Snubbed, Eris came
anyway and brought trouble with her a golden
apple on which was inscribed for the most
beautiful woman. She threw the apple into the
midst of the celebration. Hera, Athena and
Aphrodite all insisted that the apple was
addressing them personally. Zeus appointed
Paris, the son of Priam, king of Troy, to
arbitrate their claims. Aphrodite triumphed
... So, Menelauss jealousy over losing his
wife to Paris, Heras and Athenas jealousy of
their rivals success in the contest Eriss
jealousy of the other gods jollity that leads
her to gatecrash the party, and the three
goddesses jealousy of one anothers
beauty. Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas
Cranach l'Ancien The Judgment of Paris Le
Jugement de Pâris 1528 Metropolitan Museum of
Art, Manhattan, New York City
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Galatea, a sea nymph, lived near the island
inhabited by the the one- eyed Cyclops
Polyphemus. He had really fallen for her, but
she loved the young shepherd Acis. One day
Polyphemus caught the young lovers sleeping near
one another and became jealous. He killed Acis
by crushing him beneath a boulder. Gustave
Moreau shows an almost grandfatherly Polyphemus
staring intently and somewhat angrily at the
naked Galatea sleeping in her cave.
Gustave Moreau Galatée
Galatea 1880 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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The giants jealous stare ... has a little
smirk, too perhaps he is pleased to be spying
on the naked Galatea, or maybe he has just
pulped Acis and reckons himself free evermore to
stalk Galatea without interruption. The focus
in the painting is on that one, huge, deep blue
eye. For Redon, Polyphemuss single staring orb
captures the jealousy that Galatea provokes. Its
all ... Odilon Redon The
Cyclops Le cyclope 1914 Kröller-Müller Museum,
Otterlo
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One day, they wanted to found their own city and
they agreed to wait for a sign from the
gods and Romulus, appointed by the heavens,
began ploughing a furrow around the site of the
new settlement and Remus got jealous and
leaped the sacred line and Romulus killed
his brother. Rome was officially founded on
April 21, 753 BC. Peter Paul Rubens
workshop atelier Romulus killing Remus Romulus
tue Remus 1635-1650 National Museum Cardiff,
Amgueddfa Cymru Museum Wales, Wales
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And the contest began Athenas tapestry
depicted the power of the Olympian gods and the
punishments suffered by human beings who were
arrogant enough to challenge them. Arachne,
chose to create a tapestry prophetically
depicting the suffering of humans at the hands
of jealous gods. Who won? Athena took pity on
her, after a fashion, and transformed her into a
spider. Peter Paul
Rubens Pallas and Arachne also known as Minerva
Punishing Arachne Pallas et Arachné 1636-1637 Vir
ginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
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Malatesta, Francescas jealous husband, draws the
sword ... Paolo and gorgeous Francesca meet,
read about Lancelot and his adulterous affair
with Guinevere, kiss and are about to be
murdered ... Auguste-Domini
que Ingres Paolo et Francesca Paolo and
Francesca 1819 Musée des beaux-arts, Angers
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Alexander, the king of Macedon, passionately
enamored of his captive, Campaspe, he asks
Apelles, his court painter, to paint her
portrait ... and he becomes suspicious of
Apelles and angrily jealous. But finally he is
moved to allow the lovers to marry because, as
he says, a man who cannot command himself is
unworthy to command the world.
Jacques-Louis David Apelles Painting Campaspe in
the Presence of Alexander the Great Apelles
peignant Campaspe en presence dAlexandre
1810 Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Lille
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On the shore two sisters are lying after bathing,
they speak of yesterday's love and tomorrow's
conquests. The recollection causes them to
quarrel, What? Are you jealous? This jealousy
is not the product of a threat to an exclusive
sexual relationship or jilted love affair it
is the result of one of the sisters having
enjoyed more sex than the other the night before.
Paul Gaugin Aha Oe Feii ?
Eh quoi ! Tu es jalouse ? Aha Oe Feii? or Are
You Jealous? 1892 Pushkin Museum, Moscow
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Iago's jealousy ... The plot, and Othellos
jealousy, takes an ever- more violent route.
Aided and abetted by Iago in the establishment
of his jealousy, Othello strangles his blameless
wife. Iago himself jealous is exposed and
Othello kills him, then himself. ... Was Iago
jealous of Othello? Yes, Iago's jealousy of
Othello is a central theme in William
Shakespeare's play "Othello. Iago's jealousy
manifests in his devious and manipulative
actions. He plots to destroy Othello's life,
reputation, and marriage by manipulating those
around him, exploiting their weaknesses and
insecurities. He plants seeds of doubt in
Othello's mind about Desdemona's faithfulness,
ultimately leading to tragic consequences.
Alexandre-Marie Colin Othello and
Desdemona Othello et Desdémone 1829 New Orleans
Museum of Art, New Orleans
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a 'flirtatious' woman and a 'jealous' woman a
woman smiling at the man, and a woman looking at
the man and woman who seem happy
Thomas William Roberts Jealousy Jalousie 1889
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
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A jealous woman, a painter and a model A
painter's wife watches her husband while he
paints a model. (A painters studio a place of
inspiration, creativity and possible dangerous
relationships.) Giacomo
Favretto The jealous wife La femme
jalouse 1873 Collection privée
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Edvard Munch Jealousy Jealousy, passion, the
biblical allegory of temptation, and an
autobiographical incident converge in Munch's
work, recurring in paintings at different
times. The first painting was executed in 1895
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Jealousy in its purest form ... Eve is reaching
up to pick an apple for Adam and a bearded man
looks directly at the viewer This painting
brings together the Adam and Eve theme with the
portrayal of Stanislaw Przybyszewski, a Polish
writer, whose wife Dagny Juel was a model for
many of Munchs paintings. Munch had an affair
with Juel ... Edvard
Munch Jealousy Jalousie 1895 KODE Art museums
and composer homes, Bergen Kunstmuseum (Rasmus
Meyer's Collection), Bergen
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Here's a dismayed man with a frozen stare the
New Eve struts before the tree of temptation,
her body offered to a stranger, or to a
rival. Edvard Munch
Jealousy Jalousie 1907 Munch Museum, Oslo
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One woman between two men ... At the time the
picture was painted, Jealousy related to Juel
was already a distant story. The appearance of
a femme fatale in Munchs later works is linked
to his tension-filled relationship with his
lover, Tulla Larson their quarrels still
tormented the artist many years after their
separation. Edvard Munch
Jealousy Jalousie 1913 Städel Museum, Frankfurt
am Main
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