nd e.xact setting forth of a classic idea, and has shown us the moment when,as the lad stoops with his pitcher from the bank,the maidens rise up through the dark water to in-vite him to join them. No hint of strong emotion,no .suggestion of strife or violent action, mars theclassic repose of the… … STUDY FOR THE TAINTING HVLAS AND THE NYMPHS BY J. W. WATERHOUSE, R.A. Story. What tale he has to tell is derived fromGreek mythology. Hylas, according to the ancients,was the son of the King of Mysia, and was carriedoff by Hercules to join the body of adventurerswho had assembled on the ship Art^o.…
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