The three graces

Frost, William Edward (1810-1877)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1856

Height:

92.1 cm  (36 1/4 in.)

Width:

72.1 cm  (28 3/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

The artist presents an outdoor scene with three partially nude female figures in dance-like postures, and three nude or semi-nude children dancing around them; all seen beyond an architectural arch and column and flowers in the foreground.

Iconclass

92D3
Graces (Charites) generally three in number, 'Gratie' (Ripa)
43C9
dancing
48C801
symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, dance and ballet

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

6263