Sleep and his Half-brother Death

Sleep and his Half-brother Death
Artist John William Waterhouse
Year 1874
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 70 cm × 91 cm (28 in × 36 in)

Sleep and his Half-brother Death is a painting by John William Waterhouse completed in 1874.[1]

Waterhouse's first Royal Academy exhibit (submitted from his father's house at 1 Scarsdale Villas),[2] it was painted after both his younger brothers died of tuberculosis.[3]

Hypnos and Thanatos

The painting itself is a reference to the Greek gods Hypnos (sleep) and Thanatos (death) who, in the Greek mythology, were brothers.

References

  1. ↑ "Sleep and his Half-brother Death". johnwilliamwaterhouse.com. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Noakes, Aubrey. 2004. Waterhouse: John William Waterhouse. London: Chaucer Press. page 23. ISBN 1-904449-39-5
  3. ↑ Hobson, Anthony. 1989. J. W. Waterhouse. Oxford: Phaidon Christie's. page 20-21. ISBN 0-7148-8066-3


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