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Upgrade your walls with Endymion - Briton Riviere - Oil Painting Wall Decor. Every fine art reproduction is painted entirely by hand, so the surface carries the depth and variation of an original oil painting rather than the flatness of a digital canvas print.
Endymion 'Ah! well-a-day, Why should our young Endymion pine away!' - Keats, Endymion, 1818, lines 183-184
Oil on canvas
40.5 x 56.25 in. (102.9 x 142.9 cm.)
Like Landseer before him, Riviere sought to give his animal subjects a heroic dimension. An academic artist, working at the heyday of late Victorian classicism, he often did this by introducing a classical reference, as in the present picture. In Greek mythology Endymion was a handsome shepherd boy with whom the moon goddess Selene became enamoured. She descended from heaven every night to visit him on Mount Latmus, and begged Zeus to grant him eternal life, so that these trysts might continue unabated.
The subject inspired a number of Victorian artists, including Noel Paton, E.J.Poynter, Walter Crane and G.F.Watts. Riviere follows Keats' description: Endymion's garments which resemble 'a chieftain king's' and his smile which yet harbours a 'lurking trouble on [the] nether lip'.
Collectors often choose this fine art image when searching for fine art oil painting that feels substantial rather than decorative or disposable.
From primer to varnish, the work is done manually on artist-grade canvas. The absence of digital printing is deliberate: it keeps the fine art brushwork visible and gives the vintage oil painting wall decor a museum-like finish.
As gallery wall art, this canvas brings color and texture without visual noise. It scales well from a small study to a large gallery wall feature wall, and it is a reliable choice when shopping for fine art oil painting as a gift.
| Size | Price |
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| 20 X 24 in | $109.98 |
| 24 X 36 in | $167.98 |
| 30 X 40 in | $216.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $292.98 |
| 48 X 72 in | $554.98 |
The sizes shown are the reproduction canvas sizes we paint to order. The dimensions given in a work's description refer to the original artwork and will differ from the sizes offered here. Not sure? Read the size guide or e-mail us.
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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