Midas in Pactolus
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| Date Added | 2025-02-27 |
[view source]Visual Elements
Painterly scenery of a pond / lake with greenish water, surrounded by rocks and greeneries. An old man wearing all earthy-brown clothing can be seen scooping the water.
[view source]Cultural Context
King Midas, granted his wish to turn everything he touched to gold, found it a curse as he could neither eat nor drink. Bacchus instructed him to wash in the Pactolus River to reverse it. In Poussin’s painting, a humbled Midas stands behind a river god and putti, symbolizing the river’s source and Bacchus. Created after Poussin’s arrival in Rome, it was among the first artworks acquired by The Met in 1871.
A parable about the curse of turning everything to gold — resonant for a crypto-native project. Based on the Poussin painting, one of the first artworks acquired by The Met in 1871.
Dominant Colors: Black, muted brown, bright light yellow. Date Added: 2025-02-27 Introduced By: Fedor / Jani