Gustave Moreau, 1891 - Arion - fine art print

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In 1891 the French artist Gustave Moreau created the 19th century painting Arion. The more than 120 years old original was made with the size: Height: 45,5 cm, Width: 37 cm. Oil, Wood (material) was used by the painter as the medium of the artwork. The original artwork's inscription is the following: "Signature - Bottom left, with dedication: "Gustave Moreau / her dear friend and colleague J. Chaplain"". Furthermore, this work of art belongs to the Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris's digital collection, which is located in Paris, France. We are happy to state that the public domain masterpiece is provided with courtesy of Petit Palais Paris.The creditline of the artwork is: . Besides this, the alignment is in portrait format with a ratio of 1 : 1.2, meaning that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter, sculptor Gustave Moreau was a European artist from France, whose style can mainly be classified as Symbolism. The painter lived for a total of 72 years and was born in 1826 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France and died in the year 1898.

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What does the curator team of the Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris state about the 19th century work of art from the painter and sculptor Gustave Moreau? (© Copyright - Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris - www.petitpalais.paris.fr)

The painting depicts the poet Arion, saved from drowning, carried by a dolphin. Standing on the animal, richly dressed and wearing a golden laurel wreath, it strum lyre that holds up above it. The rocks which limit the horizon silhouetted against a stormy sky illuminated by the setting sun. Seagulls fly over the waves.

In Greco-Roman mythology, Arion is a musician from Methymna on the island of Lesbos. Herodotus tells that, returning from Taranto, Arion was seized by pirates; before being thrown into the sea, he asked to sing one last time and dolphins, attracted by his music brought him back to earth safe and sound.

Arion (Greek mythology)

mythological figure, Lyre, Dolphin, Laurel Wreath, Sunset, Seagull