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Cephalus and Procris

Antonio Canova

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Canova Museum

Canova Museum

Via A. Canova, 74, Possagno

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Procri is lying on the ground, as she takes her last breath. The upper part of the body is raised so that a wound on the breast stands out: Cèfalo, bent over her, weeps, in desperation he covers his face with his left hand, while with his right he picks up his lifeless hand for the last time, very white of her. Cèfalo warns of all remorse for that tragic mistake of having hit his woman who followed him, hidden by the bushes, during the hunting trip. In fact, Ovid tells, in the Metamorphoses, that Cèfalo, the beautiful son of Hermes, married Princess Procris who, however, was afraid of being betrayed by the young husband. The morning when Cephalus, while he was hunting, was kidnapped by the goddess Aurora on Mount Imetto, Procri was overwhelmed by jealousy and wanted to follow her husband, hiding among the dense vegetation. Thus it was that the spear hurled by Cèfalo at a fox hit the beautiful Procris and killed her.
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Title: Cephalus and Procris

Author: Antonio Canova

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Technique: Oil painting on canvas

Displayed in: Canova Museum

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