The artist's gloss on this sculpture claims it depicts its subject "among barbarian strangers," Turks who took her from her island home.
This artwork is praised for being "sheltered" and "protected" by sentiment in a notable review by Reverend Orville Dewey. Part of this artwork is draped with an American flag in a Punch cartoon offering a "Virginian" version by John Tenniel. The exhortation "Pierce to the centre, / Art's fiery finger! and break up ere long / The serfdom of this world," appears in a sonnet that calls this sculpture an "alien Image." This sculpture was exhibited on a red cushion under a red canopy at the Great Exhibition, where its throng of viewers included the author of that sonnet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In this sculpture, a (*) cross and a locket dangling on a drapery-covered post indicate that its subject is "Christian, and beloved." The artist's gloss on this sculpture claims it depicts its subject "among barbarian strangers," Turks who took her from her island home. For 10 points, name this sculpture of a captive nude girl by Hiram Powers.
This artwork is praised for being "sheltered" and "protected" by sentiment in a notable review by Reverend Orville Dewey.
The Greek Slave