Sujet

Somnolency, 1838. Creator: William Etty.

Légende

Somnolency, 1838. Somnus', from which the word somnolency derives, was the Roman god of sleep. This painting, above all, conveys a sense of human vulnerability combined with mysticism. The figure wears a garland of poppies entwined through her hair: the sleep-inducing properties of this flower were well known to the ancients and symbolise slumber.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A04_274

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37,4Mo (2,6Mo) / 27,7cm x 33,9cm / 3270 x 4000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature portrait England female women woman people red flower flowers plant plants arts painting night country leaning naked body bodies nude art sleep sleeping British museum English color poppy poppies hair garland location century gallery Britain breast asleep academic concept breasts time of day one person nudity posture hand on chin leaning forward drowsy papaver art gallery nakedness oil Painting Colour 19th century Papaveraceae 1830s nineteenth century Papaver somniferum leaning on elbow Oil on canvas flowers in hair black hair portrait oil young women young woman William Etty Etty William Oil on canvas Academic art Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum art centre Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums 1838 Heritage Art 19th-century opium poppy Aberdeen Archives