Sujet

Poetry and Poets, 1800s. Creator: Francisco Goya.

Légende

Poetry and Poets, 1800s. Poetry is symbolised by a woman with a lyre. She is seated near the top of Mount Helicon, abode of the muses, goddesses of poetry. Pegasus rears on the peak, striking a rock with his hoof to create the Hippocrene spring, source of poetic inspiration. Three poets - possibly Homer, Horace and Ovid - approach the spring. For this allegory Goya used Cesare Ripa’s Iconologia, an emblem book from 1593 that was a standard reference for artists for centuries.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A98_053

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

62.9Mo (2.8Mo) / 42.0cm x 37.5cm / 4960 x 4429 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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