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Psyche and Zephyr

Psyche and Zephyr
 (c. 1921)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Christina Armstrong, 1956
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
81.1 × 54.2 cm
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.r.: RCWB (monogram)
Accession Number
3328-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Christina Armstrong, 1956
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Relationships and Interactions Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
abduction deities Psyche (Greek legendary princess) west wind wind (weather phenomena) women (female humans) Zephyrus (Greek deity)

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