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Ferdinand Keller Beach Towel featuring the painting Hero Finds Leander by Ferdinand Keller

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Hero Finds Leander Beach Towel

Ferdinand Keller

by Ferdinand Keller

$60.00

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Product Details

Our luxuriously soft beach towels are made from brushed microfiber with a 100% cotton back for extra absorption.   The top of the towel has the image printed on it, and the back is white cotton.   Our beach towels are available in two different sizes: beach towel (32" x 64") and beach sheet (37" x 74").

Don't let the fancy name confuse you... a beach sheet is just a large beach towel.

Design Details

This is a reproduction of Hero Finding Leander by Ferdinand Keller. This is a depiction of the Byzantine myth of lovers separated by the Hellespont,... more

Care Instructions

Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.

Ships Within

1 - 2 business days

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Hero Finds Leander Painting by Ferdinand Keller

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Beach Towel Tags

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Painting Tags

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Comments (1)

Joaquin Abella Ojeda

Joaquin Abella Ojeda

Very nice work

Artist's Description

This is a reproduction of "Hero Finding Leander" by Ferdinand Keller. This is a depiction of the Byzantine myth of lovers separated by the Hellespont, the strait of water between Europe and Asia now known as the Dardanelles. Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite who lived in a tower at Sestos, on the European side. Leander was from Abydos on the Asian side. They became lovers in spite of Hero's vow of virginity to Aphrodite and through the summer Leander would swim from Asia to Europe guided by flames set in the tower by Hero. On a stormy night, Leander lost sight of the signal fire and was drowned. In despair, Hero threw herself from her tower and perished on the rocks. There have been repeated literary re-tellings by Ovid, Musaeus, Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman, and Sir Walter Raleigh. This painting is by Ferdinand Keller who studied in Karlsruhe, Germany and in Rome. After 1900 he was influenced by Bocklin to dwell on themes from ancient mythology including this masterpiece. He di...

About Ferdinand Keller

Ferdinand Keller

Troy Caperton was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1949. Raised in South Louisiana from 1953, he graduated from Baylor University in 1976 and pursued a Masters in History at the University of Louisiana until 1988 when he moved to Austin, Texas. For over ten years Caperton has been selling his original art and reproductions of original work and the masters through various portals on the Internet. One of his works won a Juror’s Prize at Austin’s Art Erotica in 2010. He has always been employed in helping positions and continues to produce works for the enjoyment of the public.

 

$60.00