Attributed to a follower of Paolo Veronese (late 16th century)
Museum-quality digital canvas print
Cephalus stands at the edge of temptation, surrounded by nymphs whose beauty radiates with serene confidence. Draped in silks and crowned by nature, they offer more than charm—they offer escape. He is caught in a moment between longing and restraint, desire and destiny. In Cephalus and the Nymphs, myth unfolds not with thunder, but with subtle theatrical grace.
Attributed to a follower of Paolo Veronese, this late 16th-century Venetian canvas captures the painterly elegance of the High Renaissance—opulent color, luminous skin tones, and sweeping gestures drawn from the world of classical allegory. The figures, arranged like dancers in a courtly ballet, fill the composition with rhythm and harmony. But beneath the beauty, the story warns: temptation is rarely loud—it arrives softly.
A companion in narrative to Cephalus Hiding the Jewels, this painting offers another side of the myth—one more sensuous, more mysterious. The interplay of glances, the positioning of hands, the surrounding flora—all speak in visual metaphor. This is myth as poetry.
Our museum-quality digital canvas print captures the work’s full richness—from the play of sunlight on bare shoulders to the folds of shadow beneath the trees. At Gatekeepers.la, we present artworks that ask more of us—pieces that seduce the eye, then linger in the mind. Cephalus and the Nymphs is not just about beauty—it’s about the weight of choice.
