An Athlete Wrestling with a Python by Frederic Leighton
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python (1877) by Frederic Leighton (1830-1896)
Bronze
"In its subject and scale, Frederic Leighton intended this sculpture as a challenge to the well-known classical sculpture, The Laocoön, which shows three men being crushed by sea serpents."
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Frederic Leighton 1830-1896
The Bath of Psyche exhibited 1890
"The story of Psyche comes from a tale by the Roman poet Lucius Apuleius. Psyche lived in the golden palace of Cupid, the god of love. Each night Cupid would hide his identity, visit Psyche's bedroom and they would have sex. Here we see Psyche undressing to bathe before Cupid's arrival, gazing at her reflection."
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Psyche Before the Throne of Venus (1894) by Henrietta Rae 1859-1928
In the Tate Britain in London
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python by Frederic Leighton
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python (1877) by Frederic Leighton (1830-1896)
Bronze
"In its subject and scale, Frederic Leighton intended this sculpture as a challenge to the well-known classical sculpture, The Laocoön, which shows three men being crushed by sea serpents."
Right:
Frederic Leighton 1830-1896
The Bath of Psyche exhibited 1890
"The story of Psyche comes from a tale by the Roman poet Lucius Apuleius. Psyche lived in the golden palace of Cupid, the god of love. Each night Cupid would hide his identity, visit Psyche's bedroom and they would have sex. Here we see Psyche undressing to bathe before Cupid's arrival, gazing at her reflection."
Top:
Psyche Before the Throne of Venus (1894) by Henrietta Rae 1859-1928
In the Tate Britain in London