Hiram PowersVerenigde Staten, 1805–1873Clytie
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., Verenigde Staten
ZaalLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 19A
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- Gecontroleerd
- 9 dagen geleden
- Ongewijzigd sinds
- 25 sep 2026
- Bron
- De eigen collectiegegevens van het museum
About the sculpture
Clytie is a water nymph from Greek mythology who fell in love with Apollo and never took her eyes off him as he flew across the sky. Eventually, she became a sunflower, forever turning its face with the course of the sun. Hiram Powers likely based this sculpture on an antique Roman bust in the British Museum that was widely reproduced across Europe. Powers added a sunflower to the figure’s hair to symbolize Clytie’s fate.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1968.155.66
What it shows
Bronnen
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 9 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
