Sujet
Versailles, Fountain of Enceladus, 1922-1923. Creator: Eugène Atget (French, 1857-1927).
Légende
Versailles, Fountain of Enceladus, 1922-1923. Taken in his later campaign of photographing at Versailles during the 1920s, Atget magically--through his ingenuous composition and use of light and shade--captured the pathos and expressive vigor of Gaspard Marsy?s 1675-77 sculpture from a sketch provided by the painter Charles Le Brun. This baroque, gilded metalwork depicts Enceladus, the mightiest of the giants in Roman mythology. Jupiter cast down and crushed the giant under a mound of rock after he dared to attack Mount Olympus to dethrone the gods. Enceladus, vanquished by his temerity and pride, clings to the stones with all the strength of his half-buried body.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G18_191
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
68,5Mo (4,6Mo) / 36,5cm x 47,0cm / 4314 x 5554 (300dpi)