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Powers gave this bust the title Proserpine, after the beautiful but tragic figure in Roman mythology (she was known as Persephone in Greek literature). Proserpine, the daughter of Jupiter and Ceres, was kidnapped by Pluto, who took her to Hades to be his wife. Jupiter eventually won her release, but because she had eaten some fruit while in the underworld, she was forced to return there each year. Her annual sojourn in Pluto
关于此作品
- 标题: Proserpine
- 艺术家: Hiram Powers
- 版权状态: 公有领域
- 所在地: Huntington Museum of Art
- 运动感: Neoclassicism
- 关键词: antique sculpture art , sculpture proserpine , roman mythology art
- 主题: classical sculpture , roman mythology , portraiture
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