La Nymphe Salmacis

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The nymph Salmacis from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, crouching. Her body folds in on itself, so the light catches a chain of rounded forms while the shadows gather between them.

Artist: François Joseph Bosio
Date: 1819–1837
Material: Marble
Location: Nouveau Musée National de Monaco
Category: Female figures
File source: Three D Scans