Lyric Poetry: Ganymede, (painting)
Object Details
- painter
- Walker, Henry Oliver 1843-1929
- Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 71.
- Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 71.
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- A nude male figure depicting Ganymede from Tennyson's poem "Palace of Art" is seated upon the back of an eagle. The eagle is the form of Jupiter who is carrying the boy to be the cupbearer of the gods.
- Control number
- IAP 08480611
- Type
- Paintings-Mural
- Paintings-Lunette
- Paintings
- Owner/Location
- Library of Congress 10 1st Street, S.E Main Entrance Hall, South Corridor Washington District of Columbia 20540
- Title
- Ganymede, (painting)
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Poetry
- Mythology--Classical--Ganymede
- Literature--Tennyson--Palace of Art
- Mythology--Classical--Jupiter
- Animal--Bird--Eagle
- Record ID
- siris_ari_371786
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
