Hero, Having Thrown Herself from the Tower at the Sight of… by William Etty

Painting of a nude woman lying over a drowned man on a stormy shore beneath a stone tower and dark sky.

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Hero, Having Thrown Herself from the Tower at the Sight of Leander Drowned, Dies on his Body, William Etty, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A painting shows a nude woman with dark, loose hair lying across the body of a drowned man on a rocky shore, with dark drapery trailing from a stone tower above. Crashing waves and a turbulent sky with streaked clouds fill the background. The work is attributed to William Etty and is titled Hero, Having Thrown Herself from the Tower at the Sight of Leander Drowned, Dies on his Body.

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