Why it matters
Phaedra lies stretched out on her side in a lavishly decorated bed: an example of Cabanel's theatrical heroines from classical literature.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1880.
- It was exhibited at the Salon of 1880.
- Cabanel gave it to the museum of his hometown, Montpellier.
Based on the Wikipedia article Phaedra (Cabanel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
