Where Is Endymion? See It at Private Collection

Q: Who was Endymion?

A beautiful shepherd in Greek myth, loved by the moon goddess Selene and granted eternal sleep You can see it at Private Collection.

Q: Who painted this Endymion?

John William Godward, a Neoclassical painter of ancient world subjects You can see it at Private Collection. The youth lies in eternal sleep, granted immortality by the moon goddess Selene.

Q: Who was Endymion?

In Greek myth, Endymion was a beautiful young man loved by the moon goddess Selene, who put him into eternal sleep to preserve his youth. Godward painted him in his characteristic classical style.

John William Godward painted the beautiful shepherd Endymion from Greek mythology. The youth lies in eternal sleep, granted immortality by the moon goddess Selene. Godward specialized in idealized classical figures.

His Neoclassical style continued the Alma-Tadema tradition. This painting remains in a private collection.

A beautiful shepherd in Greek myth, loved by the moon goddess Selene and granted eternal sleep You can see it at Private Collection.

John William Godward, a Neoclassical painter of ancient world subjects You can see it at Private Collection. The youth lies in eternal sleep, granted immortality by the moon goddess Selene.

In Greek myth, Endymion was a beautiful young man loved by the moon goddess Selene, who put him into eternal sleep to preserve his youth. Godward painted him in his characteristic classical style.

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