The Birth of Psyche (1915-1918), Einar Jónsson3D Model
Einar Jónsson (May 11, 1874 – October 18, 1954) was an Icelandic sculptor, born in Galtafell, a farm in southern Iceland.
The Birth of Psyche draws upon the ancient Greek myth of Psyche, the human soul personified. The piece has a square structure and forms the ancient symbol of the sun cross. The elements are personified in the four panels; Earth is placed in the lower left corner with his back against basalt columns, is depicted as a sculptor. He carves the female figure out of the stone. Air takes the form of a figure blown up into the top left panel. Fire greets the soul in the top right corner and awakens her with a kiss and water flows onto the scene in the lower right, caressing the newly shaped soul. The movement of the air and water create a revolving motion, which, if sped up forms a cross within a circle.
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