![Joseph Mallord William Turner - The Parting of Hero and Leander [1837] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tNpWlbWzoFswPDO2Iu_9LX6Ht5vyOWH-nH46qM3c-tuIRe-WPYhYRW43rE6VIAJLJ2Wtm-hz7EmYZ_ELOXGMk4QWuSN6pqPm37KgSbfjdF2iUlIGWqu6-hrRh2n9x6nA=s0-d)
Joseph Mallord William Turner - The Parting of Hero and Leander [1837], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.
This painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1837. The ancient Greek grammarian and poet Musaeus is most famous for his poem on the lovers Hero and Leander. Leander swam the Hellespont to join Hero. When he drowned, she flung herself into the sea.
[Oil on canvas, 146 x 236 cm]
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