Németh György

Echo and Narcissus (Szingy Gallery)

Echo and Narcissus (Szingy Gallery)

John William Waterhouse (English, 1849-1917) - Echo and Narcissus, 1903 (Oil on canvas. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) - - In this perfectly balanced painting, the nymph Echo, perched on a rock, tense with frustrated desire, gazes hopelessly at the languorous, lithe body of Narcissus as he gazes at his reflection in a pool, captivated by its beauty. The story, based on a Greek myth, is from the Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Echo - who must repeat what’s said to her - is just one of many admirers - male as well as female - Narcissus has rejected. Taking pity on her, the goddess Nemesis decides to punish Narcissus for refusing love by making him fall in love with his own reflection. Here Echo is so close to Narcissus she can almost reach him, but the water separates her from him forever. And Narcissus himself can never be united with the object of his desire. - NégyArt (Szingy Books)

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Echo and Narcissus (Szingy Gallery) Tovább
Sandro Botticelli – Birth of Venus

Sandro Botticelli – Birth of Venus

Sandro Botticelli (Italian, 1445-1510) – Birth of Venus, 1485 (Tempera on canvas. The Uffizi) – The composition shows the goddess of love and beauty arriving on land, on the island of Cyprus, born of the sea spray and blown there by the winds, Zephyr and, perhaps, Aura. She is met by a young woman, who is sometimes identified as one of the Graces or as the Hora of spring, and who holds out a cloak covered in flowers. Even the roses, blown in by the wind are a reminder of spring. The subject of the painting, which celebrates Venus as symbol of love and beauty, was perhaps suggested by the poet Agnolo Poliziano. Botticelli takes his inspiration from classical statues for Venus’ modest pose, as she covers her nakedness with long, blond hair, which has reflections of light from the fact that it has been gilded; even the Winds, the pair flying in one another’s embrace, is based on an ancient work, a gem from the Hellenistic period, owned by Lorenzo the Magnificent. – NégyArt (Szingy Books), Németh György WordPress

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Sandro Botticelli – Birth of Venus Tovább
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