
In Tate Britain
- Artist
- Annie Louisa Swynnerton 1844–1933
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 1778 × 1778 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by John Singer Sargent 1922
- Reference
- N03619
Display caption
This work probably illustrates a scene in the ancient Greek poem ‘Dionysiaca’. Zeus, god of the sky, has flooded the earth. The oreads (mountain spirits) are forced to seek safety on higher ground. A rainbow suggests the storm is ending, although it is unclear if the figure on the lower right will survive. In 1922 Annie Swynnerton became the first woman to be elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in over 150 years. Swynnerton was also involved with the fight for women’s rights. Some of her sitters and supporters were leading figures in the women’s suffrage movement.
Gallery label, October 2020
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