01221nam a2200205Ia 4500001001000000100003400010101000800044200005400052210000900106215003200115300055200147608001300699650001800712700009800730801000700828856006600835857009000901909001100991991001301002Π.474eng  a20140611d9999 m y0grey0103 ga  aeng1 aThe Dirge in Psarab[Painting]fLytras Nikephoros  d1888  a97 x 140 cm [Oil on canvas]  aThe subject of the painting is the dirge for a sailor lost at sea. In an island house, women and children are wailing, seated around a red cap, all that is left of the lost sailor. The tragic figure of the father is seated on the far right, face down. An impromptu iconostasis has been set up on a chair on the right. The stool, thrown on the floor, symbolises the absence of the lost sailor. The scene is full of drama. Rendered in simplified brushwork and diluted paint, it proves the great artist's skill in drawing, composition and expression.  aPainting  aOil on canvas 1aLytras Nikephorosf(1832 - 1904)uhttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/en/artist/lytras-nikephoros/  a59  uhttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/en/artwork/the-dirge-in-psara/  ahttps://www.nationalgallery.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/70074_2000_2000-500x341.jpg  aΠ.474  aPAINTING