Venus And Anchises
by Print Collector
Title
Venus And Anchises
Artist
Print Collector
Medium
Drawing - Illustration
Description
Venus and Anchises', circa 1889-1890, (circa 1930). Illustration to the "Epipsychidion", a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, depicting the illicit meeting of Venus, goddess of love, and her earthly lover, the shepherd Anchises. The penalty for mortals for looking at a god or goddess was to be turned to stone. As Venus walks, accompanied by lions and a flight of doves, she turns autumn leaves into spring flowers and apple blossom, and night becomes day. Painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From "Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. , London, circa 1930]. Artist Sir William Blake Richmond. (Photo by The Print Collector via Getty Images)
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January 28th, 2021
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1166204061
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