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Chauncey Bradley Ives depicts the moment when the mournful Undine, cloaked in a white veil, rises like a fountain to claim her husband’s life. Exquisitely rendered, the diaphanous wet drapery is a masterful example of illusionistic carving.
Rooted in medieval legend, the story of Undine—a mortal but soulless sea spirit—gained prominence in the 1800s through historical fiction and opera. Chauncey Ives depicts the tale’s dramatic climax: Undine rises from the water to take revenge on her unfaithful husband.
Undines ( / ˈʌndiːnz, ənˈdiːnz /; also ondines) are a category of elemental beings associated with water, stemming from the alchemical writings of Paracelsus.
Ives' statue of Undine Rising from the Waters (1884) remains one of the icons of the American neo-classical movement, being selected to grace the front covers of at least three books about sculpture, American Sculpture at Yale University, Marble Queens and Captives and A Marble Quarry, where the back of the statue also serves as the book's back ...
White marble seems to dissolve into rippling wet fabric as the water nymph Undine changes from liquid to human form. Abandoned by her husband, the heartbroken nymph is seeking revenge: an embrace...
Undine, mythological figure of European tradition, a water nymph who becomes human when she falls in love with a man but is doomed to die if he is unfaithful to her. Derived from the Greek figures known as Nereids, attendants of the sea god Poseidon, Ondine was first mentioned in the writings of.
Undine, a water nymph, is a mythical creature that has been documented in various cultures throughout history. In ancient Greek mythology, they were known as Nereids, attendants of the sea god Poseidon.
This is a marble sculpture of a young woman, Undine, as she reaches up toward heaven out of the waters to receive her immortal soul. She is well proportioned and the …
Jan 4, 2014 · Description Chauncey Bradley Ives - 'Undine Rising from the Waters', High Museum.JPG. Chauncey Bradley Ives – Undine Rising from the Waters, after 1859, marble, High Museum of Art. Date. Taken in 2013.
A study of the Sculpture, Undine Rising from the Waters by Chauncey Bradley Ives. "According to medieval lore, undines were Mediterranean sea spirits who lived as soulless mortals." - Yale University Art Gallery.
