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Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii
after 185536 x 17 11/16 x 25 in. (91.5 x 45 x 63.5 cm)
Randolph Rogers
United States (Waterloo, NY, 1825 - 1892, Rome, Italy)
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Marble
Credit Line:
Marion Stratton Gould Fund
Accession Number:
1993.24
Location: Currently on view
Nydia, the blind heroine of Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1834 novel The Last Days of Pompeii, was the subject of over 50 sculptures by Randolph Rogers. He depicted her, a broken column at her feet, as she used her heightened sense of hearing to listen for Glaucus, the nobleman whom she loved, and his fiancée, Ione. Although Nydia led them to safety, in the end she drowned herself because Glaucus could not be hers.
Nineteenth century collectors were fascinated by classical subjects like Pompeii. Many American collectors on the Grand Tour made trips to Italy, where they visited the studios of artists like Rogers and actively commissioned work. At left is a picture of MAG’s Nydia in an earlier collection in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Chapin, 110 South Fitzhugh Street, Rochester. [Gallery Label, February 6, 2012]
Nineteenth century collectors were fascinated by classical subjects like Pompeii. Many American collectors on the Grand Tour made trips to Italy, where they visited the studios of artists like Rogers and actively commissioned work. At left is a picture of MAG’s Nydia in an earlier collection in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Chapin, 110 South Fitzhugh Street, Rochester. [Gallery Label, February 6, 2012]
Marks
Artist's signature, on fallen capital: Randolph Rogers, Rome
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. William Wisner Chapin, Rochester, NY; purchased by the Gallery in 1993
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Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Title: Recent Acquisition. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Issue Date: September-October 1994. Page Number: 3
- Article Author: Lessing, Lauren Keach. Article Title: "So Blessed Now That Accustomed Darkness": Randolph Roger's "Nydia". Article Scope: Article and reproduction. The University of Michigan Museums of Art and Archaeology Bulletin. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Volume Number: 13 Issue Date: 2000-2001. Page Number: 53-73, Figure Number: 1
- Memorial Art Gallery. ARTiculate. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2000--.
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