Circe_Invidiosa_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg
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Summary
John William Waterhouse : Circe Invidiosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q212754
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Title |
Latin:
Circe Invidiosa
Jealous Circe
title QS:P1476,la:"Circe Invidiosa"
label QS:Lla,"Circe Invidiosa"
label QS:Lfr,"Circé jalouse"
label QS:Les,"Circe envidiosa"
label QS:Lde,"Eifersüchtige Kirke"
label QS:Len,"Jealous Circe"
label QS:Lnl,"Jaloerse Circe"
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Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | mythological painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
Image of
Circe
, a figure from
Greek mythology
, who appears in
Homer
's
Odyssey
. This painting shows a scene not from the Odyssey, but from
Ovid
's
Metamorphoses
. A jealous
Circe
throws a magic potion into the well, where her rival in love
Scylla
is going to bathe.
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Date |
1892
date QS:P571,+1892-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 180.7 cm (71.1 in); width: 87.4 cm (34.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,180.7U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,87.4U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q705557
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Credit line | South Australian Government Grant 1892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Website Webpage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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