A Gypsy Encampment Frame:black convolvulus minor

convolvulus minor

Nathan Field (1587-1619/20): one of the most celebrated actors of his generation

jade green - provide the chromatic structure of the painting

Commissioned for the Polish Royal collection

The subject is perhaps Venus gathering the golden apples which she then used to aid Hippomenes in his race with Atalanta (Ovid

A Gypsy Encampment Frame:black convolvulus minorThe title given to this painting in the Cartwright Inventory illustrates the belief, still current in the seventeenth century, that Romani people originated from Egypt (the word "gypsy" is a sixteenth century corruption of "Egypt"). The painting combines elements of the known and of the fanciful. Clearly nomadic, the travellers are surrounded by the domestic detritus associated with gypsies although the three turbaned men look distinctly oriental. A