Sujet

'The Last Watch of Hero', 1887, (c1915). Creator: Frederic Leighton.

Légende

'The Last Watch of Hero', 1887, (1915). In Greek mythology, Hero waits for Leander after her light is blown out by the wind. He eventually drowns and she throws herself from the tower. Oil on canvas held at Manchester Art Gallery. From "Classic Myth and Legend", by A. R. Hope Moncrieff. [The Gresham Publishing Company Limited, London, ]

Date

1887

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM20A33_032

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,6Mo (3,2Mo) / 31,8cm x 51,0cm / 3750 x 6024 (300dpi)

Mots clés

femmes AR Hope Moncrieff AR Hope femme Personnes regarder attente roman religieux arts peinture porte tour religion penchement art livre romantique observation anticipation couleur robe siècle galerie scolaire littérature concept légende mythe mythologie héros une personne craintif Couleur tragique 19e siècle romancing légendaire Mythologie grecque les années 10 20ème siècle dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector Leander portrait oil Frederic Leighton Lord Frederic Leighton Baron Frederic Leighton Baron Leighton LE Moncrieff Leighton Frederic Baron Leighton Baron Frederic Leighton Frederic Baronaron Frederic Leighton 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton art centre Manchester Art Gallery Frederick Lord Leighton Lord Leighton Gresham Publishing Company Gresham Publishing Co Ltd Classic Myth and Legend Jean-Lambert Payen objet