Sir Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934) - Apr 17, 2024 | Lyon & Turnbull In Scotland
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SIR ALFRED GILBERT (1854-1934)

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SIR ALFRED GILBERT (1854-1934)
SIR ALFRED GILBERT (1854-1934)
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SIR ALFRED GILBERT (1854-1934)
‘AN OFFERING TO HYMEN’, 1900
bronze, signed and dated in the bronze A. GILBERT 1900, composition plinth
29cm high
Literature: Dorment R Alfred Gilbert: Sculptor and Goldsmith, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1986, pls.25 and 32Note: An Offering to Hymen of circa 1885 was Gilbert's first female nude and became one of his most popular figures. It depicts the upright figure of a young woman reverently making a presentation to Hymen, the Greek god of marriage and of the marriage song. There as several variations to this figure, the sculptor producing small changes and variations in the gifts which the girl presents to the god. In this example, the figure is holding a leafy frond and a statue of Anteros, the god of requited love and the avenger of the unrequited.
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SIR ALFRED GILBERT (1854-1934)

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