Collection's title

Allegorical Scene, 1862

Allegorical Scene, 1862
Allegorical Scene, 1862
Artist
Xydias Nikolaos
(Cephalonia 1826 - Athens 1909)
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Υλικό
Oil on wood, diam.
Dimensions
62
Source
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Description
Allegorical Scene is one of Xydias's first works in the context of the mythological or allegorical scenes which he painted. These scenes, though they were models of virtue and moral greatness, were mere pretexts to circumvent the modesty affected by a would-be liberated society.