Maxfield Parrish
Proserpina and the Sea Nymphs
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Framed size: 11 × 13 in
Solid wood frame
Exhibition canvas
Removable acrylic glass
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This is a framed canvas reproduction of Proserpina and the Sea Nymphs by Maxfield Parrish.
History & Materials
The story
In Hawthorne’s “The Pomegranate Seeds,” the sea nymphs give Proserpina a shell necklace. She goes inland to gather flowers for them in return, but they cannot follow her onto dry land without growing faint. While they wait beneath the waves, Pluto, ruler of the underworld, carries her away.
The original
1908.
Oil on canvas laid down on board.
101.6 × 82 cm.
The reproduction
Printed with archival pigment inks on Epson Exhibition Canvas Matte.
Solid wood frame.
Removable acrylic glass.
Print size: approx. 8 × 10 in.
Framed size: 11 × 13 in.
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