The death of Alcestis by André-Joseph Allar 1881

"The subject is the conjugal virtue of the heroine of the tragic drama Alcestis by the fifth-century B.C. Greek poet Euripides. When her husband angered the Gods, Alcestis volunteered to give her life so that his might be spared.

This marble group was inspired by the death of the artist's wife."

-taken from wga.hu link below

The death of Alcestis by André-Joseph Allar 1881.Marble, 165 x 100 x 150 cm.

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https://www.wga.hu/html_m/a/allar/alcestiy.html