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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The subject is purportedly mythological: in Greek mythology, the Naiades were water nymphs living in springs, lakes and rivers. They were responsible for fertility and growth, and were always shown with long hair and often holding large shells in their laps. Naiades were shown clothed in early depictions, but later naked from the waist up. Their sea-going counterparts were the Nereides, the sea nymphs, supposedly the fifty beautiful daughters of the seagod Nereus, who assisted sailors; the most famous Nereides were Thetis, Galatea and Amphiritrite, wife of Poseidon or Neptune. Nereides were usually depicted naked or half-naked, and riding dolphins and other sea creatures. | Subjects: | animal (seagull); figure (nude); landscape; marine; mythology (Nereides) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Pagliei, Gioacchino (Italian artist, 1852-1896) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8639... | Go to resource |
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