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William Wetmore Story è stato uno scultore, critico d'arte, poeta ed editore statunitense. Medea, l'originale è del 1865, questa copia del Metropolitan Museum of Art a New York, fu fatta dallo stesso nel 1868.
William Wetmore Story (February 12, 1819 – October 7, 1895) was an American sculptor, art critic, poet, and editor.
William Wetmore Story (born Feb. 12, 1819, Salem, Mass., U.S.—died Oct. 7, 1895, Vallombrosa, Italy) was a sculptor now remembered as the centre of a circle of literary, theatrical, and social celebrities and for his “Cleopatra.”
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Learn about the life and work of William Wetmore Story, a prominent American sculptor and poet who lived and worked in Rome. Explore his biography, his literary and biblical subjects, and his memorial portraits.
- February 12, 1819
- October 7, 1895
L' Angelo del Dolore (in inglese: Angel of Grief) è un monumento funebre realizzato nel 1894 dallo statunitense William Wetmore Story. È situato sulla tomba della moglie Emelyn Eldredge Story, nel cimitero acattolico di Roma.
William Wetmore Story worked as a lawyer before he became an artist. He moved to Italy, where he spent the rest of his life and career. Many of his sculptures were inspired by figures from the Bible or ancient Greek plays. He is known for his ability to realistically depict the emotions of sculpted human figures.
When he abandoned her, Medea murdered their two children and planned the death of his new love, Creusa. To nineteenth-century theater audiences, Medea was a sympathetic character forced to choose between relinquishing her children and protecting them by destroying them herself.
