Series[UMA-SRE-20140045] MAJOR WORKSAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2014004500424Scope and ContentImages of sculptures and paintings depicting Hyacinthus (or Hyacinth), in Greek mythology the handsome youth loved and mistakenly slayed by Apollo. Artworks are by artists and sculptors including Caravaggio, Filippo Parodi, M Unterberger, Andrea Appiani (follower of). Images are in formats of black and white photocopies, colour plates (cut from catalogues), print outs of web pages; the folder includes information about the artists and artworks and the legend of Hyacinthus and Apollo. Some sheets have annotations by GG. The folder also contains laser print typescript of draft: Chapter XI Hyacinthus (p.19) with annotations by GG; photocopy of poem: William Drummond (1585-1649), 'Madrigal'. Subjects: The Boy; The Beautiful Boy; Masculine beauty (Aesthetics); Young men in art; Mythology in artAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2014.0045 Unit 0038
Greer, Germaine, The Boy - Hyacinthus (c.2001-c.2002), [UMA-ITE-2014004500424]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 19/03/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/344394
