Nymph and Fauns
Artist/Maker
DatesSigned: Signed 1875
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 269 x 130 cm h x w x d: Trpram 281 x 141 x 6 cm
Inventory numberNM 1316
AcqusitionPurchase 1876
Other titlesTitle (sv): Jaktnymf och fauner Title (en): Nymph and Fauns
DescriptionDescription: This nymph drew a lot of attention when it was exhibited at Nationalmuseum in 1876. The subject shows how 19th-century viewers were imbued with the tradition of ‘the male gaze’. The fauns look upon the naked female figure as a quarry, from the voyeur’s perspective. By her side is another quarry, a dead game bird. August Strindberg, who loved the painting, wrote in a contemporary review: ‘Fall to your feet and adore the triumpher of painting’.
Exhibited
Motif categoryReligion/Mythology
Collection
TechniquePainting
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