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Hero und Leander
Creator
Josef AlbertGerman Photographer · 1825–1886
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- 1859–1862
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 2795404c-b9c8-4a4b-ac21-1f80d0162e8a
Reproduction of an illustration by Karl von Piloty depicting the lovers Hero and Leander afloat on the water after drowning in the sea. Their heads lean against each other as Poseidon looks on from his perch on the shoulders of several sea deities. He wears a crown and holds his trident.
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