Après les antiques: Figure de Narcisse de style Grand Tour en bronze patiné noir, Italie, 19ème/20ème siècle

H 62,5 cm

In late Greek legend, Narcissus was a beautiful youth who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool. He ignored the devotions of Echo, who pined away and died when her love was unrequited. At his own death, Narcissus was turned into the flower that bears his name. The antique prototype of the statue was discovered in Pompeii in 1862.