Hero
86.0 x 69.0 cm
Museo de Arte Chrysler
William Henry Rinehart (1825 – 1874)
William Henry Rinehart fue un escultor estadounidense clave del estilo Neoclásico, reconocido por sus figuras y bustos de mármol. Considerado el último gran escultor clásico en América, sus obras se encuentran en museos importantes como el Museo Metropolitano y el Smithsonian.
Museo de Arte Chrysler (Norfolk, Estados Unidos de América)
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Like many other American sculptors working in the neoclassical style, William Henry Rinehart drew the subject for his companion sculptures of Hero (here) and Leander (86.513) from ancient mythology. As told by the Roman poet Ovid, the star-crossed lovers lived on opposite sides of the Hellespont, the narrow body of water separating modern-day Turkey and Greece. Each night Leander would swim the Hellespont to be with Hero, who guided him with her lamp. But one stormy night her lamp blew out, and Leander lost his way and drowned. Overcome with grief, Hero threw herself into the sea and drowned. Their melancholic story was popular among Victorian audiences of Rinehart
Sobre esta obra
- Título: Hero
- Artista: William Henry Rinehart
- Dimensiones originales: 86.0 x 69.0 cm
- Formato: Portrait
- Estado de derechos de autor: Dominio público
- Dónde verla: Museo de Arte Chrysler
- Color principal: Gray
- Brillo percibido: balanced