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| Valerio Cioli (formerly attributed to Michelangelo) Narcissus ca. 1560 marble (radical restoration of ancient Roman fragment) Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| attributed to Agnolo Bronzino Narcissus and Nymphs before 1572 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Caravaggio Narcissus ca. 1598 oil on canvas Palazzo Barberini, Rome |
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| Dirck van Baburen Narcissus gazing at his Reflection before 1624 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Nicolas Poussin Echo and Narcissus 1628-30 oil on canvas Musée du Louvre |
from Loser Bait
It must be swell
to have both deed and
entitlement, for leaners who hold our lien,
consumers who consume like
red tide ripping through a coastal lake?
Who find themselves so very well
when gazing in that kiddie pool, or any
skinny inch of water.
That guy, remember? How tell this tale
without him? A story
so hoary, his name's Pre-Greek.
What brought Narcissus down?
A spotty case
of the disdains, I think,
a one-man performance
where the actor hates his audience.
– Erin Belieu (2016)
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| Claude Vignon Narcissus ca. 1630 oil on panel Indianapolis Museum of Art |
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| Cornelis Bloemaert Antique Statue of Narcissus from the Giustiniani collection in Rome 1631 engraving Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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| Pier Francesco Mola Narcissus ca. 1645-47 oil on canvas Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Pier Francesco Mola Echo and Narcissus ca. 1633-41 oil on canvas Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Giovanni Battista Gaulli Narcissus ca. 1660-1700 drawing Teylers Museum, Haarlem |
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| Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini Narcissus at the Spring ca. 1704 fresco Villa Alessandri, Mira |
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| Antonio Trentanove Narcissus ca. 1794 terracotta relief (detail of sketch for stucco panel) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Henry Oliver Walker Narcissus ca. 1890-1899 oil on board Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| John William Waterhouse Echo and Narcissus 1903 oil on canvas Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |