Painter:

Benson, Frank Weston 1862-1951  Search this

Medium:

Oil

Type:

Paintings-Mural

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Library of Congress 10 1st Street, S.E Second Floor, South Corridor Washington District of Columbia 20540

Date:

1896

Notes:

"Frank W. Benson: a retrospective," New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 1989, fig. 42.

Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 127.

Summary:

Female figure representing Euphrosyne, the patroness of Beauty, is seated in a landscape and looking at herself in a hand mirror.

Topic:

Mythology--Classical--Graces  Search this

Mythology--Classical--Euphrosyne  Search this

Allegory--Quality--Beauty  Search this

Object--Furniture--Mirror  Search this

Recreation--Leisure--Grooming  Search this

Control number:

IAP 08480649

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_371948