Anselm Feuerbach, Iphigenia, 1871. Oil on canvas. Staatsgalerie StuttgartSacrificed by her father Ag
Anselm Feuerbach, Iphigenia, 1871. Oil on canvas. Staatsgalerie StuttgartSacrificed by her father Agamemnon to the enraged Artemis, Iphigenia was removed from the sacrificial altar by the goddess of the hunt and taken to the island of Taurus, where she was forced to serve as a priestess. The model Lucia Brunacci is shown in a grand pose, reminiscent of an ancient statue. … Set in scene as if on a stage, this often reproduced image of unfulfilled yearning became a characteristic motif for an entire epoch. -- source link
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