Blind Homer led by the genius of Poetry

Bartholomew, Edward Sheffield (1822-1858)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1851

Height:

73.7 cm  (29 in.)

Width:

50.8 cm  (20 in.)

Technique / Medium:

marble

Description

The figure of Poetry leading blind Homer across a plinth; both wearing classical garb; Homer carrying a kithara (partly visible; three strings, very wide) at his back.
Signed and dated (bottom right): E.S. Barhtolomew Fecit / Roma 1851.

People as subjects

Homer (active 8th or 9th century BCE)

Iconclass

98B(HOMER)91
idealized portrait of Homer, blind

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kithara [4940]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6973