And shuns the hands would seize upon her:
Follow thy life and she will sue
To pour for thee the cup of honor.”
—Lowell.
ART.
This poetic creation in the National Gallery, London, was executed by Canova. The buoyant Hebe is purely beautiful as she springs away like the joy of youth. The light drapery does not interfere with the floating movement. In one hand she lifts high the vase of ambrosia, and in the other holds a goblet.
Ganymede and the Eagle.
“There too flushed Ganymede, his rosy thigh