The Cyclops (Redon)

The Cyclops
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Artist Odilon Redon

The Cyclops is a painting by Odilon Redon depicting the myth of the love of the cyclops Polyphemus for the naiad Galatea who is shown lying naked . It appears Polyphemus has hidden himself from the nymph, behind the rocky terrain, too shy to directly confront her "helpless" form.[1] The Cyclops seems to love his victim, gingerly guarding her while simultaneously keeping her selfishly to himself.[2]

The painting is exhibited at the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands.

Notes

  1. ↑ Druick, Odilon Redon: Prince of Dreams, 345-346.
  2. ↑ Kleiner and Mamiya, Art Through the Ages, 888-889.

References

  • Bacou, Roseline. Odilon Redon: Pastels, New York: George Braziller Incorporated, 1987.
  • Druick, Douglas W. Odilon Redon: Prince of Dreams, Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1994.
  • Hauptman, Jodi. Beyond the Visible: The Art of Odilon Redon. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2005.
  • Kleiner, Fred S. and Christin Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. California: Wadsworth and Thomson Learning, 2005.
  • Leeman, Fred. Odilon Redon and Émile Bernard: Masterpieces from the Andries Bonger Collection. Zwolle: Waanders Publishers, 2009.
  • Redon, Odilon. I am the First Consciousness of Chaos: The Black Album. Washington: Solar Books, 2010.
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