Danaid (The spring)

Auguste Rodin19th century

MNAA National Museum of Ancient Art
Lisbon, Portugal

Danaid replicates the original designed by Rodin to be integrated into the unfinished Gates of Hell inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy. She represents one of the Danaids, the Mythological daughters of King Danaus of Argos who were condemned for murdering their husbands to the infinite punishment of filling bottomless vases with water.

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Title: Danaid (The spring)
Creator: Auguste Rodin, Pierre
Date Created: 19th century
Physical Dimensions: H. 29 cm
Type: Sculpture
Rights: MNAA Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, inv. 762 Esc
Medium: Limestone from Tonerre

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