The Boy [- Hermaphroditus and Salamacis]

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Series[UMA-SRE-20140045] MAJOR WORKSAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2014004500420Scope and ContentImages of paintings depicting Hermaphroditus, in Greek mythology the handsome youth born from the union of Hermes and Aphrodite, and Salamacis. Most paintings are by Francesco Albani, other paintings are by Scarsellino and Carlo Saraceni. Images are in formats of black and white photocopies and a colour print out of a web page; the folder includes information about Albani, the legend of Hermaphroditus and Salamacis and on Hermes. Subjects: The Boy; The Beautiful Boy; Masculine beauty (Aesthetics); Young men in art; Mythology in artAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2014.0045 Unit 0038

Provenance

CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

Dates

Datec.2001-c.2002

Description Control

Previous System ID2014.0045.00420

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Feature CollectionThe Germaine Greer Archive

University of Melbourne Archives

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The Boy [- Hermaphroditus and Salamacis]