ALLAR, André-Joseph
(b. 1845, Toulon, d. 1926, Toulon)

The Goodbyes of Alcestis

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White marble, 72 x 66 cm
Private collection

This marble is a reduced-size version of Allar's life-size model exhibited at the 1881 Paris Salon des artistes français. It received the prestigious médaille d'honneur and was acquired by the French state for the Musée du Luxembourg. The marble portrays a scene from one of the great Greek tragedies, Alcestis by Euripides, written in 438 B.C.E. Allar here presents the moment that Alcestis passes from this world into the next.




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