Phaedra
Date1969
Artist
Leonard Baskin
(American sculptor and printmaker, 1922–2000)
Publisher
Gehenna Press
(American private publisher, 1942–2005)
Illustration CitationThe Hippolytos, by Euripedes (Northampton, Massachusetts: Gehenna Press, 1969).
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 11 13/16 × 7 5/16 in. (30 × 18.6 cm)
sheet: 18 13/16 × 12 9/16 in. (47.8 × 31.9 cm)
sheet: 18 13/16 × 12 9/16 in. (47.8 × 31.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred Appel, Jr., 2009
Object number2009-40.6
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextVenus caused Phaedra, the step mother of Hippolytos to fall in love with him. When he learned of her affections, he rebuked her with a diatribe against women.
Portfolio/Print/ photo/ drawing in portfolio
