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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 300823, member: 5833"]In terms of the imagery, it is a bit of a mix of neoclassical elements: the poet figure with a kithara; the regally seated feminine audience trio; classical columns entwined in vine; mountains in the background.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the risk of ending up again with how small the Little Mermaid really is, I'm going to mention its resemblance in feeling to Thorvaldsen's relief of Apollo playing to the Graces & Muses on Mt. Parnassus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]98272[/ATTACH] </p><p>I think it is an essentially modern composition, not depicting any particular figures or event.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I cannot decipher the name at the bottom, I see no reason to think it is not written in the Roman alphabet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 300823, member: 5833"]In terms of the imagery, it is a bit of a mix of neoclassical elements: the poet figure with a kithara; the regally seated feminine audience trio; classical columns entwined in vine; mountains in the background. At the risk of ending up again with how small the Little Mermaid really is, I'm going to mention its resemblance in feeling to Thorvaldsen's relief of Apollo playing to the Graces & Muses on Mt. Parnassus. [ATTACH=full]98272[/ATTACH] I think it is an essentially modern composition, not depicting any particular figures or event. While I cannot decipher the name at the bottom, I see no reason to think it is not written in the Roman alphabet.[/QUOTE]
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