Head of the Mourning Penelope
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Head of the Mourning Penelope
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Published 2020-01-13T12:20:12+00:00
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Acquired in 1879 from the Dressel Collection (Rome)
Marble, Roman, after a model from the fifth century BC
Full of sadness, the woman rests her head in her hand. This motif, preserved also in a statue type and in a 'Melian' relief, gave her the name of Odysseus' virtuous wife, who waited twenty years for him to return. Perhaps this Roman copy was part of a funerary statue.
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Technical Information
| Date published | 13/01/2020 |
| Schwierigkeitsgrad | Medium |
More Information
| Title | Head of the Mourning Penelope |
| Date | ca. 460 BC |
| Accession | KAS487 |
| Period | Hellenistic |
| Medium | Plaster |
| Credit | Original: State Museums (ORIG1510) |
| Record | https://collection.smk.dk/#/detail/KAS487 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst |
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