Sleeping Beauty, Frans Stracké, 1867 - Rijksmuseum

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Few Dutch sculptors risked depicting romantic themes in the 19th century. Stracké’s Sleeping Beauty is, therefore, quite exceptional. He captured the fairy-tale princess in her deep, 100-year sleep, after she had pricked her finger on an enchanted spindle. She is rendered so realistically that the statue seems alive, as if she could awaken any moment.

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Size: 4000px × 5328px
Location: Amsterdam, Netherland
Photo credit: © Maverik_Arts / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, amsterdam, art, beauty, century, mable, marble, netherland, rijksmuseum, sculpture, sleeping