Title

Anaxarete turned to stone

Caption

Anaxarete turned to stone. Temple of the muses. Plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenère, Paris, 1615. Engraving circa 1615, by Leonard Gaultier. Gaultier, or Galter, was a French engraver, born at Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641. In Greek mythology, Anaxarete was a Greek maiden who refused the advances of a shepherd named Iphis. Sometimes he hung garlands on her doorpost wet with his tears, and lay with his soft flank on the hard threshold, complaining at the pitiless bolts barring the way. Anaxarete spurned him and mocked his feelings until he cried in despair and hanged himself on her doorstep. Anaxarete was still unmoved. When she mocked his funeral, calling it pitiful, Aphrodite turned her into a stone statue.

Date

1615

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A10_018

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (8,1Mb) / 12,8in x 18,2in / 3850 x 5447 (300dpi)

Keywords

statue Anaxarete turned stone Temple muses Plate Images Tableaux Platte Peinture Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs Blaise de Vigenère Leonard Gaultier Gaultier Galter French engraver Greek mythology Greek maiden shepherd Iphis hanged suicide doorstep mocked Aphrodite statue 17th century