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William Shackleton – Grass of Parnassus (1925–1933)

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Parnassus enjoying a soothing gray day in the water and rain.

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hiiii! i'd like to try to adopt this spugy! he'd mainly be an emotional support animal for my oc Niobe, and I'd like to name him Parnassus ^^

Congratulations!!! Parnassus in now yours! (Beautiful name btw)

This spugy is a gentle soul, and even gentler to people in need of his calm steadiness.

A rock to lean on amidst the tumultuous waves.

Parnassus will be there with Niobe, helping them along.

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Parnassus

Artist: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)

Date: 1630-1631

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Description

Parnassus, the mythological mountain of Apollo and the Muses is the scene for a celebration of the Arts, especially Poetry. Apollo offers the nectar of the gods to a poet, probably Homer, who is crowned with a laurel wreath by Calliope, the muse of epic poetry. The putti in the foreground offer the poets the water of inspiration that flows from the spring of Castalia, personified by the nude woman. This work is based on a fresco by Raphael at the Vatican and may pay homage to the Italian poet, Giovanni Battista Marino (1569-1625), who was Poussin´s patron. A preparatory drawing for this work is in the G. Wildenstein collection. There is also an engraving of it, made by Jean Dughet before 1667.