Hero

William Henry Rinehart first conceived of this figure in 1858, when he began work on her companion piece Leander. Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Every evening, her lover, Leander, swam across the straits to be with her, guided by a lantern she held aloft. One night, a storm blew out her lamp and Leander drowned. In her anguish, Hero jumped into the sea to join him. Rinehart depicted the moment when Hero realizes that Leander is dead.

À propos de la sculpture

Notice

Dans la même salle · Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 20A, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sur le même thème · Lantern

Oui, elle reçoit

Ce qu’elle montre

Au catalogue

Sources

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Sagami, 1846