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The work was painted in 1877, shortly after De Morgan had returned from a trip to Italy. When it was exhibited for the first time it was accompanied by the following lines from Ovid’s 'Metamorphoses':
'With lambent tongue he kissed her patient face,
Crept in her bosom as his dwelling place
Entwined her neck, and shared the loved embrace.'
The figure of Harmonia protectively encompassed by her husband in snake form is reminiscent of the central figure in Botticelli’s 'The Birth of Venus', which Evelyn had copied as a student.
Title
Cadmus and Harmonia
Date
1877
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 148.5 x W 89.5 cm
Accession number
P_EDM_0041
Acquisition method
gift
Work type
Painting
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