Alcestis painting the silent patient

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The Silent Patient, Pre Raphaelite, Mermaid Art, Ancient Rome, Portrait Artist, Vincent Van Gogh, Portrait Painting, Art Poster, Finland

This painting, by the Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt (c. 1854-1905), was inspired by stories about the ancient Greek mythological figure, Alcestis. She was the daughter of King Pelias of Iolcos, and she eventually married Admetos (or Admetus)—the ruler of the Thessalian city of Pherae. Admetos was a divinely well-connected man, and he was particularly good […]

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