Young Marsyas Charming the Hares
Elihu VedderLandscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1923)
Specifications
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1836–1923
About the artwork
This page presents "Young Marsyas Charming the Hares", created by Elihu Vedder. The catalogue places it in Mythology. The format is landscape. Background on Mythology: In European academies, history and mythological subjects ranked highest among painting genres, so they often appear on a large scale and with ambitious compositions. Artists from the Renaissance to the Symbolists returned to myth to explore love, power, fate, and transformation.
"Young Marsyas Charming the Hares" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Mythological scenes add narrative depth and historical atmosphere, which helps them work as a central accent in classic as well as eclectic spaces. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1836–1923
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