Jul 3
Mazeppa
Artist: Théodore Chassériau (French, 1819–1856)
Date: 1851
Medium: Oil on panel
Collection: Louvre Museum /Museum of Fine Arts of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Description
Mazeppa is a narrative poem written by the English romantic poet Lord Byron in 1819. It is based on a popular legend about the early life of Ivan Mazepa (1639–1709), who later became Hetman (military leader) of Ukraine. Byron's poem was immediately translated into French, where it inspired a series of works in various art forms. The cultural legacy of Mazeppa was revitalized with the independence of Ukraine in 1991.
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