Selene and Endymion
In this dramatic oil painting, we find ourselves witnessing a moment of profound stillness and longing. The scene captures the mythological meeting between Selene, the personification of the Moon, and the sleeping Endymion. The composition moves with a heavy, diagonal energy, pulling the eye from the upper left down toward the lower right, following the curve of the figures. Endymion lies in a deep, earthly slumber, his muscular form rendered…









