Hymenaios

Kozlovsky M. I.

1753, St. Petersburg - 1802, St. Petersburg

Hymenaios

1796

Marble. 107 х 52 х 43
Ск-333
Пост.: 1929 из Эрмитажа, Ленинград

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace, The Main staircase. Gallery of the Second Floor Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Period Late 17th century – the 18th century
CategoryMythological Subject
Keywords Nude Model | Mythological and fairytale characters
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Hymenaios is the god of marriage and the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite in the Greek mythology. He was usually depicted as a young man with flower garlands, holding the torch in his hand. Related to the god's name, a hymenaios is a genre of Greek lyric poetry sung during the wedding in honor of newly married couple. The sculpture was created for the wedding of the son f Emperor Paul I, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich (1779‒1831) with Princess Juliane Henriette Ulrike of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1781‒1860), who took the Orthodox faith and was given the name of Anna Fyodorovna.

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