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Charles Hermans (Belgian, 1839-1924)
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Charles Hermans (Belgian, 1839-1924)

Circe - the temptress

细节
Charles Hermans (Belgian, 1839-1924)
Circe - the temptress
signed 'Hermans' (upper left)
oil on canvas
48 5/8 x 78 3/8 in. (123.4 x 199 cm.)
注意事项
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Please note that this work is vertical. The measurements should read:
78 3/8 x 48 5/8 in. (199 x 123.4 cm.)

拍品专文

Hermans depicts a modern day rendition of the seductress Circe, a figure described in Homer's Odyssey. According to the tale, Ulysses encountered the sorceress on his journey home from the Trojan war. Circe invited passing travellers onto her island and offered drinks containing a potion which turned them into pigs. Ulysses himself was able to overcome the potion and restored his men to their previous forms, but Circe is often depicted, as in the present work, in her palace surrounded by men slumped at a table or half transformed into animals.