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Sisyphus’s Stone

Artist Bernard Picart (French, 1673-1733)
Date1730
Dimensions14 x 10 in. (36 x 25.5 cm)
MediumEtching
ClassificationPrints
Object number
1984.45
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Label TextIn the Greek legend illustrated here, the arrogant king Sisyphus, founder of the ancient city of Ephyra (Corinth), has been condemned to eternally push a boulder up a mountain for betraying secrets of the Olympian gods. Every time he nears the summit the boulder slips away and rolls back down, and Sisyphus must start again.Exhibition HistoryTMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.

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