Английская Википедия:Hermia and Lysander (painting)
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Hermia and Lysander is a watercolor painting created in 1870 by British illustrator and miniature portrait painter John Simmons. Based on a scene from Act II, scene II of William Shakespeare's comedy play A Midsummer Night's Dream, it measures Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:R
Paintings of fairies had a resurgence of popularity in the 19th century with many based on scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream and Simmons produced several pieces in this genre.Шаблон:R According to Christopher Wood, an expert in Victorian art,Шаблон:R the details included in Simmons' fairy paintings were "executed with an astonishing clarity"Шаблон:Sfnp and gave the impression they had been painted on a glass surface.Шаблон:Sfnp The majority of Simmons' depictions of fairies were of naked females and Wood considered them the "bunny girls of the Victorian era".Шаблон:Sfnp
A watercolor painting using gouache,Шаблон:R the artwork shows Hermia with her lover Lysander when they are lost in an enchanted wood.Шаблон:R The couple are surrounded by a community of fairies; some are pictured in flight using their delicate wings, others are transported in chariots shackled to mice.Шаблон:R The couple are tired and disorientated, appearing unaware of the crowds of animals and fairies around them.Шаблон:R Lysander is seated and touching Hermia's fingers with one hand while indicating the soft forest moss with his other hand. It is the point in the tale of A Midsummer Night's Dream when he invites her to rest, saying:Шаблон:RШаблон:Blockquote
The painting achieved a sale price of £42,470 when auctioned in New York by Sotheby's in May 2012, a record price for work by this artist.Шаблон:R It had previously been auctioned by Sotheby's in London on 19 June 1984 and a decade later by Sotheby's, New York, on 25 May 1994, when it was wrongly attributed to Julius Simmons.Шаблон:R
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